The Kano State Authorities has warned academics and college employees in opposition to sexually harassing college students, stating that anybody discovered responsible will face authorized penalties.
The warning was issued by the Senior Particular Assistant to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Pupil Issues, Ibrahim Sumaila, throughout a stakeholders’ assembly organized by the Centre for Consciousness on Justice and Accountability (CAJA). The assembly addressed the rise in sexual harassment in faculties.
“As an Islamic state, Kano won’t stand by whereas our daughters are abused. Any trainer who dares to harass a scholar might be uncovered, dismissed, and prosecuted accordingly,” Sumaila acknowledged.
The assembly introduced collectively college students, media professionals, and civil society representatives. It additionally launched a six-month CAJA undertaking aimed toward decreasing sexual harassment in faculties by selling the adoption of clear insurance policies.
CAJA’s Govt Director, Kabiru Dakata, stated the undertaking focuses on each tertiary and secondary establishments, a lot of which haven’t any insurance policies or solely imprecise pointers.
“We spent years pushing for a nationwide regulation, but it surely’s a sluggish course of. Now, we’re working instantly with faculties to develop clear, stand-alone insurance policies,” Dakata stated.
He added that some college students drop out after rejecting sexual advances from lecturers. “Most college students don’t even know who to report back to or what steps to take. That’s a significant system failure,” he stated.
On the occasion, Barrister Maryam Ahmad Abubakar outlined sexual harassment as unwelcome conduct—verbal, bodily, or psychological—that creates a hostile educational atmosphere.
She confused the necessity for consciousness and training for workers and college students and urged establishments to incorporate ethical and non secular teachings of their programs.
Members instructed stricter penalties for offenders, reviewing age limits for college admissions and employment, and inspiring survivors to advocate for safer college environments.
CAJA plans to hold out advocacy in chosen faculties, distribute academic supplies, and practice survivors to talk out.
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