Dr Olabode Wale Ojoniyi uni Abuja alleges that Theatre Arts HOD, Dr Awaritoma Agoma, pushed, headbutted and repeatedly punched him during a confrontation over an academic matter involving a postgraduate student.
Controversy has erupted at the University of Abuja following allegations by a senior lecturer, Dr Olabode Wale Ojoniyi, who accused the Head of the Department of Theatre Arts, Dr Awaritoma Agoma, of physically assaulting him and threatening to kill him.
Ojoniyi, who also serves as the Acting Director of the Centre for Wole Soyinka Studies at the university, made the allegations in a formal complaint addressed to the Vice-Chancellor through the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and the Head of the Department of Theatre Arts.
According to the complaint obtained by SaharaReporters, Ojoniyi alleged that Agoma pushed, shoved, headbutted and repeatedly punched him in the face during an argument over an academic matter involving a postgraduate student.
He said the incident occurred after he went to the HOD’s office following a request for him to meet with Agoma.
The allegations have generated concerns within the university community, with attention now turning to the institution’s response and any investigation that may follow.
The claims have not been independently verified, and the accused HOD’s response was not included in the information provided.
