Na wah o! The Nigerian Senate don finally carry hammer for lecturers wey dey use their “power” do anyhow with students. Dem pass one new bill wey go fit land any teacher wey try s+xual wahala inside prison for up to 14 years! The bill wey dem call “S+xual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2025” na serious matter wey Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti Central, carry come chamber.
According to Bamidele, the aim na to protect pikin dem for campus from lecturers wey wan use carry mark or position take do nonsense. This law talk say if you get guilty for Clause 4(1–3), na five to fourteen years you go serve; if na under Clause 4(4–6), you go chop two to five years — and dem no even gree fine join am. Meaning say, once you enter, na jail straight, no pay and go.
As dem take talk am, consent no fit be excuse at all. Even if the student talk “yes,” the law talk say e no count once lecturer-student relationship dey. The only defence wey the bill recognize na if lecturer and student don marry — and we all sabi say that one rare pass first class.
Students Don Get Power — “No Be Only VC Get Mic Again!”
The new bill no just stop for talk-talk. E come with better backup wey go give students serious voice. Under the new rule, students fit sue lecturers for court if dem break trust or misbehave. If person wan report the matter, no need wait for miracle — the student, family member or even concerned neighbour fit carry the complaint go police or Attorney-General office, plus copy to the school’s S+xual Harassment Prohibition Committee.
This move na small but mighty step to end that fear wey many students dey face when dem see lecturer wey dey carry “assignment” matter do night call. One activist even yarn say, “Finally, e go hard small for person to use exam score chase romance.”
The gist don scatter everywhere — from UNILAG to UNIPORT, UNIBEN to UNILORIN — as people dey hail Senate for finally tackling the problem wey don turn old gist for many campuses. The vibe now na: “Touch me and you go touch prison gate.”
Oshiomhole Yarn Him Mind — Make Senate “Add Workplace Join, Abeg!”
As usual, Senator Adams Oshiomhole no keep quiet. Baba talk say make dem no limit the law to university alone because this same harassment dey happen for workplace too. According to am, “Na the same nonsense some oga dey do for office wey some lecturers dey do for classroom.”
But Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, come clear the air say this particular bill na only for schools, and say workplace harassment get him own law already. After small back-and-forth, dem gree say make the bill waka go third reading — and boom, e pass!
Now, activists and women-rights groups dey celebrate the victory like say dem win World Cup. The message loud and clear — “If you no fit control your urge, na 14 years go control you.” Nigeria don finally send strong warning to all those wey dey hide under lecturer coat to misbehave.
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