The authorities of Adekunle Ajasin University,
Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have requested that the military checkpoint
on Akungba-Ikare road, where a student of the institution was allegedly raped,
be dismantled and the soldiers moved to between Oba-Akoko and Ose "where
kidnappings and armed robberies occur on a daily basis."
A 300-level student of Religious and African
Studies Department of the institution was allegedly raped last week by soldiers
at the military checkpoint on Akugba- Ikare road.
The request for the relocation of the checkpoint
was contained in a statement signed by the acting Registrar of the school, Mr.
Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa.
According to the statement, "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.
“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."
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