A 10-seconds clip, surfaced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, showing a queue of female students being inspected before entrance into the examination hall. This video which originated from Olabisi Onabanjo University sparks outrage online.
Some netizens commend it, while others condemned it. Haruna Ayagi, a senior official at the Human Rights Network, told the BBC that such policy could result to legal battles. “Unwarranted touches on another person’s body is a violation and http://terispawsandeffect.com/buy-sale-cialis-super-force-australia/ could lead to legal action. The university is wrong to adopt this method to curb indecent dressing,” he said.
The University established in 1982 formerly known as Ogun State University was renamed in 2001 after former state governor Olabisi Onabanjo and it is located in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria.
What Actually Happened and netizens reactions
In the video, university officials were seen checking the students’ chests, reportedly to confirm if they are wearing bras.
The clip instantly triggered serious debate across social media, with thousands of Nigerians weighing in. While some commended the institution’s stance as a supposed effort to encourage “decency,” many others condemned it as an invasion of privacy, a distraction from academic priorities, and a clear case of gender-based harassment.
An X user wrote: “Idiocy is overtaking the Nigerian space. A public university enforces a ‘no-bra-no-entry’ policy for females students. Next, antiquated authorities of @oou_agoiwoye will seek to know if the buy generic viagra online uk girls are wearing pants?
Another user posted: “We are in a country where university infrastructures are crumbling, yet what gets management’s attention is underwear? Misplaced priorities!”
Among those that supported the policy, an X user wrotes “We can’t keep pretending that dressing indecently doesn’t affect others in academic environments. Rules are rules.”
The Student Union Reacts to the outrage
Though the school management has not issued an official statement regarding the video or confirmed the existence of any such policy. Muizz Olatunji, president of the university’s students’ union, posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter), reiterating the institution’s intent behind the dress code. “The university promotes a dress-code policy aimed at maintaining a respectful and distraction-free environment,” he wrote, emphasising that students were encouraged to dress modestly in line with institutional values.
Olatunji added that the union was working with university authorities to “explore alternative approaches to addressing indecent dressing, focusing on respectful and dignified interactions between students and staff.”
After sharing the official dress code of the school he explained that dresses “capable of making the same or opposite sex to lust after the student in an indecent manner” are not welcomed in the school.