AAUA Demands Justice Over Sexual Assault On Student

The management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko in Ondo State has condemned the widely reported rape of a female student of the school by soldiers at checking point, last week.

The University in a statement issued by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, mailed to Nigerian Cable News online on Sunday also demanded that the perpetrator(s) of crime be made to face justice.

Below is the full text of the statement unedited:

The authorities of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, condemn, in its strongest term, the sexual assault on one of its students by one of the soldiers stationed at a check point between Akungba Akoko and Ikare Akoko.

The University, after its preliminary investigation, noted with concern and amazement that a soldier of the Federal Republic Nigeria, whose duty, among others, is to protect lives of its citizens can turn round to exhibit such reprobate tendencies. The University, while commending the swift action taken so far by the Brigade Commander on this inhuman and brazen assault on a defenceless and innocent student, calls on the authorities of the Nigerian Army to deal decisively with the perpetrator(s) of the act against humanity.

While we are not unaware of the security situation in the country, we strongly request that the checkpoint be dismantled and the soldiers moved to between Oba-Akoko and Ose where kidnappings and robberies occur, almost, on a daily basis.

The University calls for calm and wish to assure the students that we will continue to ensure that adequate security measures are put in place to enable them continue to pursue their academic activities without molestation.