Sexual Harassment: Presidency Vows To Deal With Offenders

The presidency has vowed to deal with perpetrators of Gender-based Violence against female undergraduates including suspension, expulsion and  prosecution.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Student Engagement, Sunday Asefon, stated this during an event to commemorate 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that seeks for the elimination of violence against Women.

He said Gender-based violence has for a long time been a persistent issue in tertiary institutions across Nigeria and remains a distressing reality on colleges and university campuses with consequences stretching into stunted academic and personal growth, among other negatives.