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Preaching to the BBC uncover reporter he attempted to sexually harass*
“Given the enormity of the disclosures in the BBC Africa Report, contemplation of suicide in a situation like this ( to escape public shaming ,, social humiliation, career ruination and ecclesiastical excommunication) can be imagined.”
- Asking the undercover reporter to switch off the light and lock the door*
Lagos lawyer, Jiti Ogunye has asked relevant authorities to put Dr Boniface Igbeneghu in protective custody to prevent him from committing suicide.
Igbeneghu, former sub-dean in the University of Lagos Faculty of Arts and Pastor in a local branch of Foursquare Church is at the centre of an investigative report carried out by BBC Africa in which he was found to be sexually harassing female students.
In a piece titled UNILAG SEX SCANDAL: UNSOLICITED ADVICE the lawyer wrote: The University of Lagos Authorities and law enforcement agencies are hereby advised , as a first, proactive and preliminary step, to IMMEDIATELY put Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, former sub-dean, Faculty of Arts in the University, and alleged head pastor of the local branch of Foursquare Church, under a protective (twenty hour surveillance) custody, pending commencement of administrative inquiry and criminal investigations that may be launched into the scandal.
Dr Igbeneghu is still presumed innocent in the eye of the law. He has an enviable social standing in society. He is a pastor. He is presumably a husband and a father. Given the enormity of the disclosures in the BBC Africa Report , contemplation of suicide in a situation like this ( to escape public shaming ,, social humiliation, career ruination and ecclesiastical excommunication) can be imagined.
He needs safety and security protection by institutions that exist in our society which handle matters such as this, even as justice is awaited to be served.
He needs justice like his alleged victims who also deserve justice .
Who is Boniface Igbeneghu ?
- Igbeneghu with wife*
He is an associate professor at the University of Lagos (Unilag).
He was born in the mid 60s to Edo parents.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French (Ibadan), Master of Arts Degree in French (Lagos), Master of Arts Degree in Linguistics (Ibadan), Doctor of Philosophy Degree in French and Comparative Syntax (Lagos).
The lecturer is also the National General Secretary, Modern Languages Association of Nigeria (MLAN). Member, University French Teachers Association of Nigeria (UFTAN). Member, West African Linguistics Society (WALS), domiciled at the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Dallas Texas, USA. Member, Association of French Language Studies (AFLS), domiciled at Aston University, United Kingdom.
Boniface is also the head pastor at a Foursquare Gospel Church brach in Lagos.
Igbeneghu is married with children.