Kiki Mordi reveals she received threats over investigation

For investigating and exposing sexual harassment in some West African universities, BBC Africa Eye journalist, Kiki Mordi, has claimed that she received threats after completing her investigations. Mordi who disclosed this in an interview she had with Sahara Reporters, said though there are subtle threats, she is not bothered because the BBC takes the security of employees seriously. 

According to her, the team's unity helped in calming her nerves before she embarked on the investigation. Going further, she also revealed that she had to go through training, reading and research before the investigation. 

She added that the change she really desire has started manifesting since the release of the documentary. However, she note that more should be done to halt sexual harassment in African universities. 
“I am happy that a lot is changing already since the documentary was release and I can confirm to you that one of the lecturers at the University of Lagos caught sexually harassing a prospective student has been dismissed by the institution,” she said. “I believe it doesn’t stop there until there is a conviction. We have to break that culture of impunity,” she said. 

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- UNILAG has suspended Dr Samuel Oladipo for allegedly   sexually harassing female students 

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   to be suspended by the   university for the same offence .

The university had earlier suspended Boniface Igbeneghu of the Faculty of Arts The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has suspended one Dr Samuel Oladipo for his alleged involvement in the sexual harassment scandal in the school which was exposed in a documentary recently released by BBC Africa. Oladipo who was suspended on Tuesday, October 8, is the second lecturer in the university to be suspended as a result of the scandal, before his suspension, Oladipo lectured in the Department of Economics. He was featured in the video which was secretly filmed to expose randy lecturers in the university who have been harassing female students sexually. Recall that the university had on Monday, October 7, suspended Dr Boniface Igbeneghu of the Faculty of Arts, who was also caught in the act. Confirming Oladipo's suspension, Ouwatoyin Ogundipe, UNILAG's vice chancellor, said the randy lecturer would face a panel. 

The Academic Staff Union of Universities called for a thorough investigation and deserved punishment for lecturers involved in the scandal. 

The chairman of ASUU, UNILAG branch, Dele Ashiru, said the union was against all forms of unethical practices, including sexual harassment. Also speaking on the scandal, Chimdi Maduagwu, Professor of English, also in UNILAG, said lecturers needed to undergo social reorientation. According to him, it is about social scrutiny, urging for enforcement of self-discipline, especially among the academic staff. 

TRENDING VIDEO OF BBC INVESTIGATION: UNILAG Lecturer Caught On Video Sexually Harassing Admission Seeker

A lecturer at the University of Lagos has been caught on camera making sexual demands to offer admission to a ‘student’. The lecturer was exposed in a 13 minutes video by BBC Africa where an undercover journalist, Kiki Mordi, disguised as a 17-year-old admission seeker. According to PREMIUM TIMES, the investigation is part of a broader one that uncovers the sex for grade crises in West African Universities. The lecturer, Boniface Igbeneghu, is a former sub-dean of Faculty of Art and head pastor of local Foursquare Gospel Church. Mr Igbeneghu invited the ‘admission seeker’ to his office for ‘tutorials’ and at their first meeting asked: “how old are you?”. After responding, the lecturer started commenting on her appearance. “Don’t you know you are a beautiful girl? Do you know I am a pastor and I am in my 50s but if I want a girl of 17 years, all I need is a sweet tongue and put some money,” he said. From the documentary published on Facebook by BBC Yoruba the lecturer invited the ‘student’ for a second meeting where they held prayer session together. After the prayer, he simply asked: “what age do you start knowing men. Be assured that your mother will not hear.” While the reporter was yet to respond, Mr Igbeneghu described the secret place where lecturers meet to “touch students breast” at the staff club of the university. “They call the place cold room,” he said. He then explained that ladies must pay to have good grades. At the last visit, he told the undercover journalist that if she truly wants admission in UNILAG, “she must be obedient”. “Do you want me to kiss you? Switch of the light, lock the door and I will kiss you for a minute. That’s what they do in cold room.” The lecturer went to the bathroom and upon his return, he locked the door, switched off the light and embraced the ‘admission seeker’. “You are too stiff. I can call you to come any day. If you don’t come, you know you are gone,” he threatened the undercover journalist.

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This revelation is coming a year after a student of Department of English, accused a professor of the same university of sexual harassment. In May 2018, Joy Nwanna, a student of the institution, accused Olusegun Awonusi, a professor of English and former Vice-Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, of “habitual sexual harassment”. When contacted, the university spokesperson, Taiwo Oloyede, told BBC that the institution has zero-tolerance for sex scandal. She did not provide any response to the “cold room” allegation. When contacted on Monday, she did not respond to PREMIUM TIMES calls and text messages.