JUST IN: Sexual Harassment: Head Of Service Suspends Perm. Sec. Foreign Affairs, Orders Immediate Probe
“The Head of Service of the Federation has suspended the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, had reported the allegations to the Head of Service, citing a formal complaint filed by Mrs. Simisola Ajayi.
In a letter, Tuggar stated, ‘I am compelled to write to inform you of a formal complaint against the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Adamu Lamuwa, on allegations of sexual harassment.’
The Ministry’s spokesperson, Amb. Eche Abu-Ode, confirmed the complaint. Mrs. Ajayi, through her lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), alleges multiple instances of harassment, creating an unsafe working environment.
The allegations are currently under investigation, and Ambassador Lamuwa has not commented on the matter.”