Sex for grade: Buhari urges sexual harassment victims to always speak out

Posted by Betajamz on October 12, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria needs stricter laws will ensure sexually harassment is curbed to a barest minimum on female students.

The President says Nigeria needs stricter laws to stop lecturers from sexually harassing their female students.

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged victims of sexual harassment and their family members to always speak out and not cover up such things.

The president while reacting to the case involving Dr Boniface Igbeneghu, a lecturer at the University of Lagos, said he was glad that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary that exposed the incident has prompted amendment of laws against sexual harassment.

President Buhari said he supported the proposed amendment to the laws, adding that stricter laws were needed to stop lecturers from sexually harassing their female students.