The BBC undercover journalist, Kiki Mordi, who reported the “Sex For Grade” allegation against university lecturers on Monday, has disclosed that she has received threats against her ever since the documentary was completed and released.
The documentary, which exposed lecturers from the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana was released on Monday, 7th October, led to the suspension of Dr Boniface from the University of Lagos and from Foursquare Gospel Church.
On the other hand, the lecturer from the University of Ghana who was documented making sexual requests from the reporter who pretended to need academic favours has threatened to sue BBC over the video.
While being interviewed by Sahara Reporters, Mordi said was inspired to expose the bizarre culture of university lecturers sexually harassing their students as a result of her own personal experience, which led to her being a university dropout. Given the platform, Mordi said that she decided to embark on the task in order to be louder than the loud voice of sexual harassment which has victimized a lot of female students.
She said;
“I have received subtle threats since this work was completed but I am not bothered because the BBC takes the security of employees seriously.
Before embarking on this project, the team prayed a lot and also sang because it helped to calm the nerves.
But I had to go through the trainings I received over and over again because I wanted to get it right.
The biggest goal of this work was to be louder than the aggressor because sexual harassment is very loud. I wanted it to be silenced.
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I am happy that a lot is changing already since the documentary was release and I can confirm to you that one of the lecturers at the University of Lagos caught
sexually harassing a prospective student has been dismissed by the institution.
I believe it doesn’t stop there until there is a conviction. We have to break that culture of impunity.”
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