Some tertiary students of Kwara State polytechnic have reportedly resolved to sell their sperm and eggs to survive the hardship ravaging the campuses.

The trend now spreading like wildfires is also said to attracted interest of young girls who leverage on the unorthodox trade not minding the after effects.

A source (names withheld) said willing sellers approach intermediaries, mostly established medical personnel with proven connections in the business, to declare willingness and interest to sell.

According to the source, the intermediary liaises with a ready seller and negotiates for his patronage.

The source said a male donor collects between N30,000 and N50,000, depending on negotiating skills.

The turn of development has, however, generated concerns among stakeholders who have ceaselessly condemned it.

Also touched by the development, the Kwara State House of Assembly (KSHA), at one of its recent sittings, expressed concern over the growing trend.

It described it as unregulated sperm and egg donation among students of tertiary institutions in the state.

Hon. Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onire Constituency, drew the attention of her colleagues to the trend.

She warned that many students, especially those at the State Varsity (KWASU), Malete, and the State Polytechnic, now sell their sperm and eggs to survive financial hardship, without fully understanding the medical and social consequences.

She said: “Many students, due to financial hardship, are lured by monetary incentives without a proper understanding of the medical, psychological, social, ethical, and moral consequences of their actions.”

She stressed that egg donation, in particular, carries serious health risks, including ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, infections, and long-term fertility problems.

She, however, called for urgent government intervention through sensitisation campaigns across tertiary institutions.