Unilorin expels student for sexually molesting admission seekers, colleagues

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has expelled Mr. Mathew Balogun with Matriculation Number: 14/25OD062, over alleged sexual misconduct.

Balogun was expelled having been found guilty of allegation of sexual molestation committed against vulnerable students and admission seekers into the university.

The notification of the expulsion was contained in a letter issued by the institution’s Student Affairs Unit with Reference number: UIL/SAU/SAO/2024/01, titled, “Re: Allegation of Misconduct against Balogun, Mathew Adeboye.

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The letter, signed by Mr Moses Opaleke, the Deputy Registrar, Student Affairs, explained that “the social media was set agog with the report of sexual molestation by Balogun.

“Subsequently, he was invited to appear before the Student Disciplinary Committee on October 16, 2023, which he did not honour.

“At the second sitting of 19th October, 2023, of the Student Disciplinary Committee when he showed up, he admitted to the second charge against him for misconduct.

“He admitted that he took unlawful and undue advantages of vulnerable students and admission seekers by sexually molesting them.

“This is under the pretense that he could influence their results and or offer them admissions into the university, contrary to the Clauses of Students’ Information and Regulations Handbook,” it said.

The Unilorin Bulletin issued on Monday stated that on October 25, 2023, he was served his letter of expulsion and consequently expelled from the university.

The Star