16-year-old student claims UTME invigilator withheld her result after rejecting his advances

• A 16-year-old student, Chizitere Obioha, has accused the UTME invigilator of sexual harassment during the examination
• The invigilator, Mutiu Olayemi, asked for her phone number, and when she refused, her result was withheld
• Chizitere’s father petitioned the Senate, claiming the invigilator withheld her result because she refused his sexual advances

A 16-year-old student, Chizitere Obioha, has come out to accuse the UTME invigilator of sexual harassment during the examination.

She alleged that the invigilator, Mutiu Olayemi, asked for her phone number and when she refused, her result was withheld.

Chizitere’s father petitioned the Senate, claiming the invigilator withheld her result because she refused his sexual advances.

Invigilator accused of sexual harassment during UTME exam

The father also alleged that the invigilator gave Chizitere his phone number and asked her to call him after the exam.

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Below you will find the full petition:

“I would like to bring to your attention a suspicion we have regarding this matter. We are very sure that our daughter is being punished for a crime she did not commit.

“When my daughter came out of the room on that fateful exam day, April 22, 2024, after telling me that the exam was good, she handed me a small piece of paper and told me that a man in the room told me it was up to her to call after the exam. In her exact words, “He came over, looked at her name and said her name was a beautiful name.” He then left and came back almost as she was collecting, dropped this piece of paper and asked her to call him afterwards. She decided to bring the paper to me,” the petition reads. Chizitere’s father further explained that he collected the paper from her daughter and then called the invigilator’s phone number to warn him to refrain from his daughter. He added that Chizitere’s mother had also called the invigilator and warned him to stay away from their daughter. “I immediately called the number and asked him why he gave a little 16 year old girl his number to call him. He immediately denied it and said it was a wrong number. I checked the paper and told him it was his number he wrote and I was calling.

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“He cut the line. When we got home, my daughter also told my wife, who also called him, but he denied again and also disconnected the line.

“I then sent him a WhatsApp message in the evening of the same day asking him to refrain from doing so and to apologise. He didn’t respond. I have that message. I have also attached it here.”

Commissioners unite to tackle sexual harassment

In the meantime, Legit.ng reported earlier that in a landmark move to tackle the widespread problem of sexual harassment in tertiary institutions, education commissioners from across the country will gather in Abuja for a strategic meeting with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) and the Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI).

The meeting, scheduled for July 9, aims to develop effective prevention frameworks to ensure a safe and dignified learning environment for all students and teachers.

Source: Legit.ng