Sexual harassment is one thing many agree has come to stay in Nigeria’s education sector. It cuts across all ages and it happens at all levels, from primary to tertiary institutions. There have been several cases of teachers abusing their underage students. Primary school students have reported teachers handling them, touching their private parts and performing other acts. Same goes for secondary school students.
Tertiary institutions are the worst hit. Incidentally, sexual harassment is not a new thing in many institutions of learning. Several years ago, tales of a Reverend gentleman who lectured in the University of Ibadan who had formed the habit of sleeping with female students in exchange for marks circulated in the institution.
A few years before then, a certain Department that has roots both in the Faculties of Arts and Science was enmeshed in a scandal after a female undergraduate was reportedly caught with question papers of an examination that was yet to be written. On interrogation, the student made a startling confession that
she got the “live expo” from the Head of Department, who incidentally was known to be a strict, no nonsense man.
By the time she was brought face to face with the HOD, she recanted and mentioned the Department’s Examination Coordinator as the source of the leaked questions. Another senior lecturer in the department was also indicted over the compromised examination. It was eventually discovered that the three men had slept with the....continue here http://voiceofoluwaseun..com.ng/2015/12/latest-sexual-harassment-cases-in.html

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