Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, 7th July, 2020, read for the 3rd time and passed a bill seeking to halt molestation of female students in the country’s tertiary institutions.
The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and for matters connected therewith, Bill, 2020” was sponsored by Senator Ovie-Omo Agege (Delta Central), the Deputy Senate President and co-sponsored by 105 other Senators.
Thus, the bill which has 27 clauses, proposes up to 14 years jail term, with a minimum of 5 years, without an option of fine for any educator or lecturer who commits or find guilty of sexual offences in tertiary institutions.
The bill however, defines sexual offenses as includes sexual intercourse with a prospective or returning student.
Or enforcing an unfriendly environment for students by making sexual advances
While, other forms of sexual abuse identified in the bill are kissing, rubbing, grabbing, touching, hugging, stroking, pinching the breasts or hair or lips or hips or buttocks or any other sensual part of the body of a student; or sending by hand or courier or electronic or any other means naked or sexually explicit pictures or videos or sex related objects to a student, and whistling or winking at a student or screaming, exclaiming, joking or making sexually complimentary or uncomplimentary remarks about a student’s physique or stalking a student.
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