A university in Nigeria has stirred uproar when a video surfaced showing female students being handled to see if they were wearing bras before sitting an exam.
Female workers at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are spotted stroking several students' chests as they wait to enter an examination hall.
The university has not yet responded to the video, but a student leader justified the bra regulation as part of the institution's dress code designed to preserve "a distraction-free environment".
However, he recognized that other methods were required to implement the policy, which has been criticized by critics as outdated, sexist, and akin to sexual assault.
A top official from the Human Rights Network told the BBC that students might sue the university for violating their rights.
"Unwarranted touches to another person's body are a violation that may result in legal action. Haruna Ayagi stated that the university's decision to use this strategy to prevent indecent dressing was incorrect.
A student who did not want to be identified told the BBC that, despite the fact that the university is not religious, it enforces a strong moral code.
She claimed their clothes were constantly being scrutinized. In response to the outcry, Muizz Olatunji, president of the university's students' union, stated on X that the university promoted "a dress-code policy aimed at maintaining a respectful and distraction-free environment, encouraging students to dress modestly and in line with the institution's values".
He said that the regulation was not new, and that the union had "engaged with the institution to explore alternative approaches to addressing indecent dressing, focusing on respectful and dignified interactions between students and staff".
He also issued the dress code, which prohibited any clothing "capable of causing the same or opposite sex to lust after the student in an indecent manner."
When Olabisi Onabanjo was governor of Ogun State, the institution was established in 1982. It was renamed for him in 2001.
