Popular British-Nigerian Oxford University activist Annie Teriba confesses to non-consensual sex, stepped down from political positions

A very vocal British-Nigerian Oxford University gay right activist and black student equality right spokesperson, Annie Teriba, has made a startling confession to having a non-consensual sex with someone and touching another in a inappropriate sexual way while drunk.
The 20-year-old, third year student of Wadham College, who is the editor of 'Heterox' a magazine for queer and transgender people, is also a member of many campus organisation, one of which is the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU)
Born, Arafat Oluwatoyosi Teriba, to a Nigerian parents in London, Annie, as she preferred to be address grew-up in East London. Her very vocal voice and academic performance distinguished her in the university.

But, this week she made a confession of having a non-concensual sex with someone during the NUS Black Student Conference and also touching another inappropriately during her first year at the university via her facebook page and stepping down from various organisations...

“This statement explains why I will be stepping back from political campaigning from now.

(I owe you a proper explanation, so will go into details here which you may find triggering.)

At this year’s NUS Black Students’ Conference, I had sex with someone. The other party later informed me that the sex was not consensual. I failed to properly establish consent before every act. I apologise sincerely and profoundly for my actions. I should have taken sufficient steps to ensure that everything I did was consensual. I should have been more attentive to the person’s body language. In failing to clarify that the person consented to our entire encounter, I have caused serious irreparable harm.

In a separate incident, in my first year of university, I was alerted to my inappropriate behaviour whilst drunk in a club, where I had touched somebody in a sexual manner without their consent. Therefore this is not an isolated incident. I apologise sincerely and profoundly for my actions.

With these incidents I have rightly lost the trust of those who I organise with and fully intend to work to ensure that I both put my politics into practice in my personal relations and to prove to them that I am committed to transformation. As such, it would be wrong of me to accept platforms and access spaces until I have done so.

In order to ensure the safety of others, I will be taking a number of steps:

i) I breached NUS’s safe spaces policy, so will not be attending future NUS events.

ii) I am resigning from all the political positions I hold – from NCAFC’s National Committee and from the NUS’s Black Students’ Committee, and as editor of the No Heterox** zine and as the People of Colour and Racial Equality Officer at Wadham SU, Oxford.

iii) I will be stepping back from prominent campaigning in other forums, including#RhodesMustFall and rs21.

iv) I commit to getting help with how I consume alcohol. It is clear that I lack self-awareness and become sexually entitled when I am drunk. This does not excuse my actions, I am wholly responsible for the damage that I have caused.

v) I commit to educating myself properly about consent by reading zines and other materials which have kindly been made available to me.

vi) I commit to seeking help from perpetrator organisations – for example, I have taken steps to establish contact with RESPECT and will be seeking out organisations who specifically deal with sexual violence.

I am deeply sorry for the hurt I caused.

Yours, Annie Teriba”