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Among the prominent issues bothering on growing up in Nigeria today is that of sexual harassment on teenagers. This problem of sexual harassment is common to both boys and girls in our society today, which if not handled well can affect their lives negatively in later adult life. In Nigerian, the term sexual harassment is the continuum of behavior ranging from unwanted touch, verbal intimidation, unwanted kiss, deception, drugging, attempted rape, rape, to cultural expectations that require girls to marry and sexually service men against their will. Socio - cultural factors dictate the varying responses therefore the right data on sexual harassment in Nigeria is most times not given by the parties involved. Due to the sensitive nature of and the stigma attached to the subject, the true picture is hardly gotten.
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Chidubem Eke studied for four years at University of Benin, EdoState Nigeria.She completed her undergraduate studies in ComputerScience in 1997. She obtained her Post graduate diploma in Genderstudies in 2009 from University of Abuja Nigeria. The ICTadministrator at King of Kings, Academy, FHA, Lugbe abuja,Nigeria From 2007 till date
