A Nigerian university, Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State, is under fire after a viral video showed female staff physically checking if female students were wearing bras before allowing them into an examination hall. The footage, which has circulated widely, shows staff touching students’ chests in full view of others.
The incident has stirred public anger, raising legal and ethical concerns. While the university has yet to issue a formal statement, student leaders and human rights advocates are speaking out.
Bra Checks Before Exams: Students Demand Accountability
The president of the students’ union, Muizz Olatunji, acknowledged that the school has a dress code policy. He defended the intention behind it, stating it was meant to “maintain a respectful and distraction-free environment.” However, he admitted the current enforcement method was unacceptable.
“We are engaging the university to find better ways to enforce the dress code,” he wrote on X. He also released the dress code guidelines, which ban clothing “capable of making the same or opposite sex to lust after the student in an indecent manner.”
Legal Experts Condemn Bra Checks as Violation of Rights
Human rights advocates have described the bra checks as a clear violation of personal rights. Haruna Ayagi, a senior official with the Human Rights Network, told the BBC, “Unwarranted touches on another person’s body is a violation and could lead to legal action. The university is wrong to adopt this method to curb indecent dressing.”
One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said the university operates under a strict moral code despite not being a religious institution. She said, “Our clothes are always checked, and now it’s gone this far.”
Nigerian University Slammed Over Bra Checks Before Exams
The backlash over the bra checks has sparked wider conversation about boundaries, consent, and outdated moral policing in Nigeria’s educational institutions. While the university insists the aim is to uphold modesty, many believe dignity and bodily autonomy must not be sacrificed in the process. As the debate continues, the keyword remains clear: Nigerian university slammed over bra checks before exams, a policy many now call invasive, sexist, and legally questionable.
