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UNIBEN Lecturer Allegedly Rapes Final Year Student in Office

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A senior lecturer in the Department of English and Literature, University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been accused of raping a female student in his office.

According to The PUNCH  the 400-level student had gone to the lecturer’s office to submit her final year project when she was allegedly raped and locked in the office for several hours.

The incident reportedly occurred on October 5, but became public knowledge when a video purportedly recorded when the lecturer was begging for forgiveness went viral.

A course mate of the female student, who confirmed that incident, said the video and the news of the alleged rape were first circulated on the class WhatsApp platform.

The source said, “The news of the incident was first reported on our class WhatsApp group. A video was posted which showed the lecturer pleading for forgiveness and regretting his action.

“The lady was able to contact an unnamed friend, who with UNIBEN’s security operatives, rescued her. The lecturer was arrested by UNIBEN’s security officials, taken to the university’s administrative block and questioned.”

NewsmakersNG learnt that the Student Union, led by Osaze Forster, had assured the victim that the matter would not be swept under the carpet.

UNIBEN spokesperson, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, was contacted for the university’s official reaction, but she had not responded at press time.

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