By Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti

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The embattled Bursar of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Mrs. Bolatito Akande, has narrated her ordeal on how she was harrased and humiliated by the security operatives of the institution.
Akande, who was on suspension few days after the Registrar of the institution Mr. Olatubosun Odisanya was sacked by the institution accused the management of the university of using security agencies to chase and harass her after being ‘illegally’ suspended.
Akande who was until Wednesday, 7th May, 2021, the Bursar of the University, regretted how the security apparatuses deployed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Abayomi Fashina, had last Thursday prevented her from entering her office despite not being found culpable of any offence.
But the Special Adviser on Media Matters to the Vice Chancellor, Wole Balogun, denied the allegation, saying all the security men deployed were at the gate and could not have prevented anyone from entering office.
Addressing journalists yesterday, Akande, explained that the personal Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, sent a message to her last week inundating her of a petition written by Joint Action Committee against her and that a panel has been set up by the management to probe into all the allegations raised.
Akande said she found it demeaning, humiliating and dehumanising that she was harassed by security agencies while trying to gain access to her office last Thursday, saying such brigandage shouldn’t exist in any higher institution of learning.
“A text message was sent to me last week Wednesday by one Abayomi Kuku, that I was to appear before a panel of investigation last Thursday by 11: 00 am. I honoured them and immediately I left the venue of the panel and got back to my office, I met two security men at the entrance and I discovered the office had been locked. The two men informed me that the order was from above.
“I put a call to the Vice Chancellor to confirm the development, he told me that he never knew anything about it, that I should contact the Chief Security Officer of the institution.
“All my belongings including the hand bag that I brought to the office on that day were locked inside the office. As I am talking to you now, they were still inside the office, they didn’t allow me to have access to the office.