Suspected armed robbers have reportedly invaded Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, and raped four female students.
Though details of the ugly incident were sketchy, it was gathered that it occured on Tuesday at Abapawa.
Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the Ogun State Deputy Governor, confirmed the incident in a post on her Instagram handle, noimot.oyedele.
She disclosed that she had visited the school management, students, and the victims of the incident, currently being treated at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, alongside some state government officials.
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According to the post, Salako-Oyedele wrote: “Earlier today, after receiving the distressing news about an armed robbery at some TASUED students hostels and the brutal rape of four female students, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun CON, directed me to immediately visit the victims and the campus on a fact-finding mission and to pledge the government’s support in ensuring that this doesn’t happen again.
“I have visited the girls who are now being cared for and given the necessary support to heal from their trauma at the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at OSUTH.
“Ensuring the safety and well-being of our students is of utmost importance and I subsequently had a crucial meeting with the management and students of TASUED.
“I was joined by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abiodun Alamutu, and the Hon.
Commissioner for Education, Prof. Abayomi Arigbagbu, where we discussed concrete steps to bolster security measures and foster a safe environment on campus and the adjacent host community.
“The Ogun State Government is committed to ensuring the safety of all citizens and that our institutions remain safe spaces for learning and growth.”
The deputy governor vowed in meeting with the school management and student representatives, that the government would leave no stone unturned arrest and punish the perpetrators of the dastardly act, adding that the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, had also visited the scene and working towards apprehending the culprits for prosecution.
“I am on a fact-finding mission to establish what happened and what could be done to support the victims immediately and subsequently, apprehend the criminals and of course, prevent such a thing from happening again,” she further said.
