University under fire over alleged bra policy

Nigeria’s Olabisi Onabanjo University is under fire following the emergence of a viral video that allegedly shows officials enforcing a controversial ‘no bra, no examination’ policy. According to a report on the Pulse site, the 10-second clip, which surfaced on X on Tuesday, shows a queue of female students being physically inspected before they are allowed into the examination hall. In the video, university officials appear to be checking the students’ chests, reportedly to confirm if they are wearing bras. The footage immediately triggered heated debate across social media, with thousands of Nigerians weighing in. While some commended the institution’s stance as a supposed effort to encourage ‘decency’, many others slammed it as an invasion of privacy, a distraction from academic priorities, and a clear case of gender-based harassment. Conversely, a few supported the policy. ‘We can’t keep pretending that dressing indecently doesn’t affect others in academic environments. Rules are rules,’ one user wrote, sparking more backlash. The school management has not yet issued an official statement regarding the video nor have they confirmed the existence of any such policy.