If you missed previous report click hereThe BBC
journalist Kiki Mordi, responsible for the undercover investigation into sexual
harassment in universities, says she has received threats since the report went
viral.
According to
Mordi, who was inspired by her personal experience which saw her dropping out
of the University and yet to become a graduate, she is not bothered by those
threats.
In a chat
with SaharaReporters, she said, “I have received subtle threats since this work
was completed but I am not bothered because the BBC takes the security of
employees seriously.
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.
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 release 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.”
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