Hundreds of female students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta,Ogun State, yesterday protested over an alleged rape of an ND I Banking and Finance student by a member of the state vigilante service.
Though the officer identified as Lawrence has been arrested by the police, the students who took their protest to the office of the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development at Oke-Mosan claimed that Lawrence had canal knowledge of the student without her consent.
The victim who was said to have gone for “group reading” in preparation for the second semester examinations somewhere around Onikolobo area, was said to have been accosted by Lawrence at about 10pm on Monday night at Alewenu Village where he assaulted her.
Addressing the students on the incident, Peju Osoba, the State Coordinator, Child Protection Network, said: “It is a crime against the state and Child Protection Network will ensure that justice is achieved”. Osoba told our correspondent that she had contacted the police command for an onward transfer of the case from the Ibara Police Station to the Command Headquarters at Eleweran, adding that the state government would be formally informed and legal action would be taken by the Network.
DAILY TRUST
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