The Federal Government, through the Minister of Education, Professor TAHIR MAMMAN has warned members of academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses.

According to a statement by the spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Education, BEN GOONG, Prof. MAMMAN gave the warning when he received the report of the committee on alleged sexual harassment by the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. CYRIL NDIFON. 

The minister noted that the offence of sexual harassment is cancerous and must be eliminated at all costs, adding that all hands must be on deck to tackle the menace in our educational system. 

While reiterating that he will evoke the long arm of the law to ensure that perpetrators are adequately punished, the minister added that no one will be allowed to take advantage of vulnerable groups.

The minister also disclosed that sexual offences units will be established in the ministry and all institutions of higher learning to deal with the menace.