BBC journalist Kiki Mordi who is behind the 'Sex for grades' documentary has disclosed that she has received some threats following her investigations into the sexual harassment of female students.
Kiki Mordi and her team from the BBC Africa Eye did an undercover investigation of harassment of female students by male lecturers at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the University of Ghana (UG).
In the documentary which was published on YouTube, and making the rounds on the internet, Kiki said she was inspired to venture into the investigation based on her personal experience.
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She noted that despite the threats she has received since the documentary broke the internet, she is not bothered as the BBC takes the welfare of its staff seriously.
“I have received subtle threats since this work was completed but I am not bothered because the BBC takes the security of employees seriously,†she told Sahara Reporters.
“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 training I received over and over again because I wanted to get it right.â€
According to her, “The bulk of the ritual I performed were reading, research and preparation.
“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.
“I am happy that a lot is changing already since the documentary was released 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.â€
Two lecturers of the University of Ghana a Political Science lecturer, Prof. Ransford Gyampo and a lecturer at the College of Education, Dr. Paul Kwame Bukator were indicted in the ‘Sex for Grades’ exposé.
The BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on Monday, October 7, 2019, which centered on cases of sexual harassment by lecturers in tertiary institutions
To achieve this, the BBC sent undercover journalists posing as students inside the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana, Legon.
The bulk of the excerpt released spent time in the University of Lagos and one of its lecturers Professor Boniface Igbeneghu’s alleged attempts to proposition a student seeking admission into the school.
Meanwhile, the lecturers indicted at the University of Ghana have denied the allegations made against them, with Prof Gyampo threatening to sue the BBC for defamation.
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