Immodest dressing rising on campuses

Despite the fact that higher institutions provide dress codes to avoid indecorum in school, many students interviewed said outlandish dressing on campuses is on the rise especially among the females.  A student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) said while many female students wear modest clothes, a lot of others drape themselves in sexy outfits. Halima […]

Despite the fact that higher institutions provide dress codes to avoid indecorum in school, many students interviewed said outlandish dressing on campuses is on the rise especially among the females. 

A student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK) said while many female students wear modest clothes, a lot of others drape themselves in sexy outfits.

Halima (not real name), a 400-level student of Mass Communication Department, BUK, said, “For a girl or woman to be classy on campus, she must own an expensive smart phone, dress hot, spend lavishly and most importantly, own a car.”

Rahma Ibrahim, a 300 level student of the Department of International Relations, said students copy indecent dressing from their colleagues because peer influence on behaviour gradually becomes dominant. 

She said, “Some students are innocent at the start of their educational journey but as time goes on, they get influenced by bad company.” 

Rabi Malah Bukar of the Department of English and Literary Studies, said most female students wear sexy outfit to look ‘hot on campus to attract’ men. 

She said: “Most girls/women are not contented with what they have so they don’t mind doing anything that can fetch them some resources to become ‘hot’ on campus while some are lazy and unserious with their studies and think that engaging in such untoward attitude with the intent to seduce lecturers will make them at least pass their exams.” 

 The Dean Faculty of Communication, Professor Umar Pate, said parents should be held responsible for student’s behaviour. He said that even students in off-campus housing and those that stay with their parents, dressed indecently. 

Halima, a final year student of the Department of Political Science said dressing had significant influence to self-esteem. 

Umar, 400L Mass Comm, BUK