The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the robbers who allegedly raped two female 100-level students at Tai Solarin University of Education, Jèb-Ode, after breaching their rooms in a residential neighbourhood on Monday.
Omolola Odutola, the Police command spokeswoman, announced the manhunt in a phone call with our correspondent on Tuesday.
The incident, which occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Monday, came after the recent death of Fabiyi Ayinla, a final-year student in the History and Diplomatic Studies Department.
On July 3, 2024, Ayinla was assaulted, which resulted in his death.
Following Ayinla’s death, the school’s management suspended examinations at the institution for several days.
During Monday’s incident, it was gathered that the suspected robbers broke into the female students’ flat by cutting through a mosquito net on the window at 12:30 a.m.
After obtaining admission, the two female students were forced at gunpoint to hand over their mobile phones before being led to a neighbouring unfinished structure, where the suspects raped them alternately.
A source at the school who requested anonymity due to the gravity of the situation indicated that the students immediately reported the incident to the school’s security chief, who subsequently notified the police.
The source said, “They tore through their mosquito net that was used to cover the window. When they entered, they ordered them at gunpoint to provide their cell phones.
“They asked them to open their doors since they entered the room through the window. They said they were going to use the ATM card they took from the students to withdraw from a point-of-sale machine.
“But when the ladies opened their doors, they led them to an uncompleted building opposite a 10-block self-contained apartment where the suspects took turns raping each of them.”
Miss Bethel Olorunfunmi, interim president of the school’s Student Union Government, told our correspondent on Tuesday that the association was aware of the situation and was working to resolve it.
“Yes, we are aware. The necessary steps have been taken,” she simply stated during a telephone conversation with our correspondent.
Meanwhile, the command’s spokesperson, who confirmed the event to our correspondent on Monday, stated that police officers in the Igbeba Division will stop at nothing to bring the perpetrators to court.
She said, “The incident was reported at the Igbeba Police Division at about 10:00 am. Our officers immediately combed the area in search of the suspects.
“Efforts are in top gear to arrest everyone involved in the crime. The survivors have been taken to the school clinic for treatment.”
