Female students at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have reportedly been subjected to sexual assault during physical checks for bras before entering examination halls.
A video, which went viral online on Wednesday, shows female students queued at the university’s main campus while unidentified officials appeared to be touching their breasts to verify if they were wearing bras before allowing them into a computer-based test venue.
This development has ignited widespread outrage on social media, with many condemning the practice as a form of harassment and a misplacement of academic priorities, as reported by Persecondnews.
An anonymous student confirmed that such checks are often enforced during exams but expressed deep frustration over the manner in which they are carried out.
“What happened is because we are having exams. They don’t do this every time. They will check you if you are wearing a bra or not.
“It has happened to me once, even though I felt embarrassed. That is OOU and their nonsense,” she said.
Another aggrieved student also criticized the excessive authority exercised by the university’s security officials on campus.
She said: “OOU doesn’t have respect for its students to the extent that ordinary security officers will be running after us because of slippers, shorts, and now bras.
“I like the fact that it has gone viral, now they will be forced to realise how stupid they have been.”
To douse the tension, the Olabisi Onabanjo University Student Union Government President, Muizz Olatunji, issued a statement via his social media, confirming that the union had engaged the school management regarding the issue.
“OOU Student Union has engaged with the institution to explore alternative approaches to addressing indecent dressing, focusing on respectful and dignified interactions between students and staff,” Olatunji said.
He also urged female students to dress modestly, adding, “OOU promotes a dress code policy aimed at maintaining a respectful and distraction-free environment.”
Olatunji clarified that the “No bra, no entry” stance is not a newly introduced policy but part of the institution’s long-standing code of conduct.
However, the university’s method of enforcing the rule continues to receive backlash across platforms.
One user on X, formerly Twitter, @truebenny001, wrote, “Foolishness of the highest order.
“These places are not universities. They are 3rd World degree marketing institutions.”
@GoldenEhis posted, “The men in the school should start a silent protest by also wearing bras to school to show the management how stupid the rule is.”
Another user, @aaygee_O, questioned the manner of the checks,”This is wrong. If they must do this, do they have to touch their breasts to find out if they have a bra on or not?”
@Globecore2 wrote, “If a university is more worried about bras than brains, then the real indecency is in their priorities.”
Adding to the criticism, @ThisisSpaceman commented, “Nigeria loves to pretend it’s modest but in the same schools where girls are lined up to check for bras, lecturers are demanding sex for grades. Fix the rot, not the bras.”
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