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We can now tackle Sexual Harassment on Campus, says University Students

 Some University Students say they can now tackle the menace of sexual harassment on campus, following a symposium on the prevention of campus sexual violence in tertiary institution across the country The symposium was organised by a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF) on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the symposium was initiated by the European Union and United  Nations, with the theme: “Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Men. Miss Michel Williams, a 400 Level, Biochemistry Student of Nile University, Abuja, said that with the setting up of response team in the universities, students could now heave a sigh of relief She said that with a toll free line where sexual harassment could be reported pronto, tackling the menace of sexual harassment had now been made easy on campus. “Now I know that as a student, when you are being confronted by a lecturer asking for sex for gr...