‘This is harassment’ netizens react to barring of female student from writing exam at NOUN over “indecent dressing” (video)

An overwhelming number of Nigerians are calling for a probe into the case of a woman who was prevented from sitting for her exam at the National Open University (NOUN) in Garki, Abuja because her dressing was “improper”.

The student, identified as Cassandra, said she arrived at the examination centre in the morning and was getting ready for her 2 p.m. paper when she was denied entrance into the exam hall.

A video captured a security guard holding her back from entering the hall.

Cassandra then showed herself to the camera and asked viewers to tell her if she was indecently dressed.

She was wearing a white tank top, a blue denim jacket, and black jeans. No part of her body was exposed.

“I’m on school premises. I have not gone home. I’m going to show you people what I’m putting on. If this is improper, you people should tell me and if it is not improper, you people should help me share this video to get to whoever owns the school.

“This is because what they are doing to us now, some people cannot actually come out to say it but I will come out to say it because I know my rights. That is why I’m here.”

In the viral video, a school security guard is seen dragging Cassandra away from the entrance of the said examination hall, saying, “They said you should go out”, and when she asked, “What is my offence? Why am I being thrown out? I have an exam by 2:00,” the said invigilator wore a white shirt and black trousers said, “Don’t you know what you wear?”

Cassandra asked, “What am I wearing? Which part of my body is showing?”

Reacting netizens opined that Cassandra was properly dressed and did not deserve to be prevented from writing her exam.

Some suggested that there might be other undisclosed reasons and the authorities needed to probe the case to unearth these.

However, a lady who claimed to be a student of NOUN, but a different centre said the lady infringed the code forbidding crazy jeans on campus.

Read some of the comments:

Ebenz: “I watched this video severally and didn’t find anything indecent about her dress. This is just sheer harassment and looks like a personal vendetta from the lecturer. Investigations should be made and disciplinary (actions) should be taken if found guilty.

Hope this helps”

@Joiyy44: “Lecturers transferring low salary frustration to students is not fair. All I see here is irrational reaction from a frustrated being. So unprofessional of a lecturer.

@kosi_nwolisa: “Maybe the lecturer don try to Nyash her but she no gree then he came up with this plan”

@ofofoaddict: “She dey wear crazy jeans jacket 😂😂 Confirm improper. Make she dey play😂😂”

@Nithsmit: “They need to ask the lecturer what he has against the lady because she was decently dressed”

@henrobaba5: “Is the man ok, no part of her body was open”

@Nayokiing1: “If she can wear it to attend classes..why can’t she wear it for exams?”

Some of these lecturers are just so frustrated!! Small power..dem go overdo…He can’t even speak good English…which one be “don’t u know what you wear🤦🏽‍♂️”

@Jayijayyy: “It’s a school environment FGS. You don’t have to carry your lack of home training to the examination center.”

@UTDTreytips: “It is in the NOUN dressing code that Ripped Jean is termed as indecent. She is putting on a ripped jean Jacket, it doesn’t matter if it revealing or not, as long as it is ripped, it is not allowed. I know a lecturer in Unilag who will not allow you to enter his class if your Jean…”

@KinqKudos: “If your school said it’s improper, who are we to say it’s not?”

@drakson_mcfc: “A rule is a rule, no need to put your exam as a collateral because you want to challenge the school indecent dressing rule.”

Chief Dr. Ọgwụ Ego SAN @ogwu__ego: Go home and dress according to your school dress code, akpa amu”

@Faridatu001: “Ahah that’s my school na though different study center mine at Dutse kubwa… but true true the dressing is a NO in NOUN there’s always dress code Banner  outside before entering the examination hall didn’t you check??? You carry crazy jean jacket with buttons opened you want enter examination hall, and you think they will allow you ..  You are wrong abeg”

Watch the video here.