Sexually harassing a woman or girl
Sexual harassment na unwelcome sexual behavior or contact wey dey offensive, humiliating or intimidating. Pesin fit commit am by writing, verbally or physically. It fit happen physically or online. Section 63 of the Ekiti State Gender-Based Violence (Prohibition) Law 2019 don define sexual harassment as unwanted conduct wey be sexual in nature or other conduct based on sex or gender wey dey persistent or serious and demean, humiliate or dey create a hostile or intimidating environment and this fit include physical, verbal or non verbal conduct.
Sexual harassment na unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favours, and other visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which when dem submit to am or reject am—
(a) affect a pesin employment or educational opportunity or interfere unreasonably with the pesin’s work or educational performance;
(b) implicitly or explicitly suggests say if de pesin submit or rejection of the conduct go fit be a factor in academic or employment decisions; or
(c) dey create an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning or working environment.
Ogbonge guide for children against sexual harassment:
Make children dey speak up if dem dey suspect abuse
Make children dey speak up and talk to adult if pesin wan harass dem
Make we teach children to understand the principles wey dem go take protection demselv and how the abuser dey take think.
General tips:
*Public outcry
*to dey report sexual harassment to higher authority, especially if the offender na pesin wey get connection or dey for high position
*make we teach children how to defend themselves where e dey necessary.
Punishment: (State applicable laws and jurisdiction)
Section 262 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State talk sey any persin wey sexually harasses another commits a felony and go dey liable on conviction to imprisonment for three (3) years.
Dem no mention Sexual Harassment specifically for the Child Rights Act, but it talk about other way wey for sexual abuse wey dey different from defilement.
A pesin wey sexually abuses or sexually exploits a child for any manner wey no dey mention under this Part of the Act don comit an offenceand go dey liable on conviction for imprisonment for fourteen years.
Under the Criminal Code for South wey dey applicable for states like Ogun, Osun, etc, any persin wey dem found guilty go dey liable to imprisonment for a term wey no small pass 2 years or a fine wey no less pass N100,000 or make he pay the money and go imprisonment.

