URGENT NEED FOR MORE LEGAL INTERVENTION TO CURB SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST FEMALE STUDENTS IN NIGERIA’S TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Globally and in Nigeria, tertiary institutions are known for academic and moral excellence targeted at shaping leaders and intellectuals for the development of the world. However, this is not the case today because educational institutions have lost the moral fabric that holds it due to incessant sexual harassments perpetrated toward female students both in developed and developing countries like Nigeria. This negativity has transformed the respect and integrity accosted to tertiary institutions tagged with reports of sexual harassment. This work will attempt to investigate the likely causes of sexual violence in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, and thereafter proffer solutions to the identified problems. The study will examine the meaning, forms, causes, and effects of sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. It will also look into how sexual violence is curbed in some other jurisdictions, aside Nigeria and thereafter make some recommendations.