This write up was written by EDDY UWOGHIREN a 200 level Medicine & Surgery student, University of Benin.

Welcome to the world of campus couples. Cohabitation, a phenomenon where two young unmarried people live together under the same roof, is a common trend on campus. It is not uncommon to find male and female students living under one roof as couples without the consent of their parents. The habit, termed 'campus couple', has gained grounds especially in off-campus residence.

One of them, a 300 level student of Medical Physiology, had this to say: "The trend is rampant here in Ekosodin. Those that engage in it are the 'happening' girls and guys on the campus. The practice is really expensive and as such we respect those that engage in the act."

He continued: "What most UNIBEN students do here is to disguise that they are staying in their fellowship secretariat off-campus, which is not true. When you properly investigate the matter, you will find out that most of them are staying with their boyfriends off-campus.

There was the case of a 200 level law student whose father is a politician in Lagos. She was staying with a student-pastor here in Ekosodin. As a result of her affluence, she was always demanding money from her father to sustain the relationship. They later made her the vice president of the campus fellowship. You need to see the way this girl was playing out the role of a wife to the student-pastor and neglecting her studies. Her parents became disturbed and told a relative that stays in the school hostel to find out where she lives. She was exposed and that was how the friendship ended."

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thesun‎