'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities Academic
institutions in West Africa have increasingly been facing allegations
of sexual harassment by lecturers. This type of abuse is said to be
endemic, but it’s almost never proven.
After gathering dozens of
testimonies, BBC Africa Eye sent undercover journalists posing as
students inside the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana.
Female
reporters were sexually harassed, propositioned and put under pressure
by senior lecturers at the institutions – all the while wearing secret
cameras.
Reporter Kiki Mordi, who knows first-hand how
devastating sexual harassment can be, reveals what happens behind closed
doors at some of the region’s most prestigious universities.
Further information and support for anyone affected by sexual assault can be found through the BBC Action Line.
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