Female Cultism And Prostitution In Campuses

University of Lagos was among the best high institution in Nigeria. The campus was situated in the heart of the city. Life in the campus was highly influenced by the outsiders who were constantly trooping in and out
for one thing or the other. Unilag as it is popularly called was the dream campus of many students. Majority of students applied for it as their first choice institution in the national matriculation examination. Admission in the institution was tough and difficult to get so some rich and smart students had to bribe their ways through.
A beautiful and charming young girl, Wunmi got admitted to study Mass Communication in Unilag at the age of seventeen. She was innocent and had knewn no man since she was born. Wunmi’s father was a pastor whiles her mother a senior medical officer in a general hospital. Wunmi was the only girl and last child in the family of three children. Her eldest brother, Kunle is a Civil Engineer while her immediate elder brother is a final year student in a private university outside Lagos.
Wunmi found it difficult to associate with other students in the campus because she was a shy girl. She had a low self esteem which restricted her a lot. Wunmi had three female room mates, Bola, Toyin and Chioma. These girls were cute, smart and associated freely with people. Wunmi was the youngest among the four room mates and was called the baby of the room. New students like Wunmi were hot cakes on campus and were perceived through their innocent appearance. It was common to see senior male students hunting for them because they felt all the old female students had already been sexually used. They were also accused to have had relationships with Aristoes which makes them too wise for the common male students to maintain. Aristoes as they were popularly called were well made men who came from outside to chase young campus girls. They were seen as traitors to the young male students who they oppressed and took their girls from them with money and power.
Majority of students were lovers of pleasure and were not satisfied with one mate. Partying, relationship and sex was the ideal thing and many students paid less or no attention to their studies. Examination malpractices, cultism, drug abuse, violence, indecent dressings, and sexual promiscuity ruled the campuses. Wunmi gradually became influenced by the way of life of her room mates. They taught her to dress indecently to expose her beautiful body for aristoes to see. Some nights, they will persuade Wunmi to join them hangout to meet new aristoes in front a popular female hostels. Hot and desperate girls were seen in multitude standing in groups to catch the attention of aristoes who parked flashy cars every night around the hostels in search of pretty female studeents. Rumours circulated that some of the girls were not registered in the school but managed to squat with friends just to have value. All through these nights, Wunmi was not approached by any aristo. This made her feel she was lacking something which the other girls had and was ready to do anything to make up.
One night, the girls were preparing for a night outing in which they decided to leave Wunmi behind. Curiosity made Wunmi to insist on going with them. They told her the place was not such she would like but she still insisted to go with them. They ignored her and attempted to leave and she followed them. It was an initiation night of a popular female cult in school. The initiation ground is in the mist of a thick forest far from the road with a narrow foot path from the road to the middle of the forest. There was no way to escape from the initiation ground or shout for help. Wunmi was scared but the presence of her room mates gave her a little confidence. The new girls were paraded along with Wunmi before the entire cult family. During the ritual rite of the initiation, all the new girls were raped by some male cult members that were invited for the initiation. Knowing the HIV status of the boys in order to protect the girls from contracting the virus was not necessary because campus cultism was a do or die affair. This was how Wunmi brutally lost her virginity. Later the thumbs of the new girls were cut with sharp blades. The blood of the girls were collected and put into a jug. Red wine was poured into the jug to mix with their blood. Then incantations were chanted by a witch doctor as the jug was passed round the entire family for every member to take a sip. This blood covenant bonds the family together that it became a taboo for a member to betray or leave the cult. Forever, the girls must remain members of the cult even after graduating from the university. The only way out is by death or through strong prayers.
The main duty of female cult members was high class prostitution. They were highly connected and had plenty of aristoes that patronized them. They made huge money to buy expensive cloths, jewelries, shoes and latest mobile phones. Some were lucky to get cars as presents from aristoes. In campus, the girls were recognized by their expensive outlook and carriage. They had power to do whatever pleased them without fear due to the connection they had through the aristoes and back up from male cult groups. They were like pets to the male cult members and offered them sex and money which they make from prostitution. This was the new life Wunmi was introduced to in her first year in the university and she enjoyed the fun.
Few weeks later, a free HIV/AIDS test and campaign was held around the campus in which many students tested to know their status. It was later announced that evening that about thirty percent of the female students were HIV positive. Out of which Chioma, one of Wunmi’s room mate came positive. Winmi, Bola and Toyin tested negative but were still scared because HIV has an incubation period in which the virus can stay in the body for six months without being noticed. The test result calmed the girls down for a while. Chioma became inhuman and began to distribute HIV to innocent male students. She achieved this by offering unprotected sex on the very first night to any boy that approached her. She would tell them that if they loved her as they said, they should make love naturally without condoms. This the boys did because they could not control themselves before Chioma’s well shaped and beautiful nude body which had no blemishes.
Months later, Toyin got pregnant and could not predict who was responsible because she had slept with about six men around that period. She attempted to abort the pregnancy for the seventh time and was told she could lose her chances off conceiving later in future if she continues to abort. For this reason, she had to keep the pregnancy. She left the campus and hid in a friend’s apartment outside Lagos till she put to bed. Only a few of her close friends knew of her condition. Her parents taught she was in school because she was still receiving money from them for her welfare in school. Few days after delivery, she rose up early in the money before sun rise, wrapped her baby in a cloth and took her to a dirty canal where wild pigs lived in large numbers. She abandoned her baby by the side of the canal and left. At sun rise, passers by crowed by the both sides of the canal watching these wild pigs devouring Toyin’s baby. They tore her into pieces and ate her alive. Toyin returned back to school after loosing a session. She was looking more pretty and sexy. Her breasts, hips and thigh enlarged giving her the figure of a fully developed woman. Her friends admired her new looks and wished to look like her.
Life became sweeter for the girls. One of Bola’s aristo bought her a brand new car on her twenty first birthday. The car made it possible for the girls to move around Lagos comfortably. They became club addicts and began to drink excessively. One early hours of a Saturday morning, they had a head on collision with a trailer on their way from a night club. This accident claimed the lives of Bola who was driving and Chioma who was sitting in the front passenger’s seat. Wunmi and Toyin had serious fractures and were rescued unconscious and rushed to hospital. They parents of the surviving girls were ashamed for the report the police made about their daughters. They were reported to be under the influence of excess alcohol and were speeding too much under poor visibility.
Wunmi’s father prayed for the two girls and they gave their lives to Christ. Wunmi and Toyin decided to drop out of Unilag to start a new life with good identity in another institution immediately they regain fitness. They girls also decided to set up youth forums in secondary schools in Lagos where they will educate young boys and girls on the implications of examination malpractices, cultism, drug abuse, violence, indecent dressings, and sexual promiscuity. Bola and Chioma were greatly missed by many and their memory lingers on.