By: Felix Ikpotor
Management of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education has suspended three male students who allegedly gang-raped a year one student in their hostel.
In a statement, Vice-Chancellor of the school, Professor Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele gave names of the students as Nnamdi Destiny with registration number UE/2018/Pol.Sc. /B.Sc/0062; Ovunwo J. Henry of the Sociology Department and Samuel Valentine with registration number UE/2017/Pol.Sc /B. Ed 4/0259 who is in 300 level.
The statement reads in part:“The first two have been arrested and handed over to the police, while the third has run away from school. But we must get him.
“The matter has also been referred to the Students Disciplinary Committee to decide their fate.
“The room where the crime was committed has been sealed off and all occupants driven out of the hostel.
“The Registrar of the University has been directed to issue a memo banning inter-sex visits at any time of the day.
“Any student found guilty of visiting the opposite sex in the hostel, no matter the time of the day, puts himself/herself and the occupants of such a room at HIGH RISK”.
