Nigerian Army Arrest Soldiers Who Ganged Raped Undergraduate Female Student In Ondo

The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of soldiers who ganged raped an undergraduate student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State.

The arrest of soldiers was confirmed on Friday by the Brigade Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Akure, Ondo State, Brig. Gen. Zakari Abubakar.

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The 300-Level student was allegedly ganged raped by soldiers at a checkpoint along Ikare-Akoko in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday evening.

The victim was a student of the Department of Religious and African Studies of the university was allegedly ordered by one of the soldiers identified as a Lance Corporal Sunday to get down from a commercial mini-bus she was travelling in from campus to Ikare-Akoko.

The victim, who was in company of her friends was said to have been dragged into one of the rooms built for the soldiers at the checkpoint where the crime was allegedly committed.

According to Brig. Gen. Abubakar, the brigade has launched investigation into the matter.

“It is very true that they (the soldiers) have been arrested. We have commenced our investigation.”

Also, the management of the AAUA said the investigation had begun into the matter.

The university, however, noted that the victim had not officially reported the matter to the management for proper action.

According to the Head, Media and Protocol Unit of AAUA, Mr Victor Akinpelumi stated that the institution had already taken steps to investigate the incident.

“The victim has not officially reported the matter to the school authorities, but in spite of that, because it is a matter that concerns one of our students, we have taken steps. The university has set up a committee to investigate the incident and the committee would submit its report in a few days to come.

“I believe during the course of the investigation by the committee, the lady would be invited for questioning while many other people believed to know one thing or the other about the incident, would be interrogated by the committee. So the report of the committee would reveal everything that happened,” Akinpelumi stated.