Students allege rampant cases of rape in Abuja secondary schools
An appeal has gone to the Nigerian government to enforce the laws on sexual harassment in order to curb the menace in the country.
Speaking during the discussion, a human rights activist, Dorothy Njemanze, said the fear of victimisation has stopped most students from reporting the cases to their school officials or parents. “The only thing you see is dress properly. Dressing should not be a reason for a student to be harassed. There should be a clamour for punishment for sexual harassment in the school guide,” Ms Njemanze said.“Until corporate affairs make it as a prerequisite, most organisations will not know how serious it is,” she said.
Speaking in the same vein, the Dean, Faculty of Social Science, National Open University of Nigeria, Ganiyat Adesina-Uthman, said sex for mark is not rampant in NOUN because students hardly see their lecturers, except final year students who meet with their project supervisors.
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