‘No bra, no entry’: Nigeria university rule

A Nigerian university has ignited an online row after a video showed female staff members touching the breasts of women to check if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam.

Hundreds of thousands of people have viewed the video of staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in the southwestern Ogun state enforcing the policy that female students must wear bras during exams.

In the online row sparked this month, some denounced the practice as archaic and sexist, while others likened it to sexual assault.

“This is harassment. People have different reasons for not wearing bras,” a user identified as @kaysheila posted on X.

“That’s human rights violation. Sue them!!!” added another user, @kastrotwits.

But others have defended the checks, saying it is “inappropriate” for women to go into a public space without wearing a bra.

Muizz Olatunji, president of the university’s students’ union, justified the practice in a post on X.

“‘No bra. No entry’ is not a new policy in Olabisi Onabanjo University,” he wrote.