Ex-NANS President Petitions Dame Patience over Rape of Female student by a soldier

Former president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Oludare Ogunlana, has petitioned Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, over alleged rape of a female student of Ibadan Polytechnic, Eruwa Campus by a soldier.The female student was raped by one of the men of “Operation Burst” for five hours.According to the petitioner, the suspect is a soldier who is serving in the joint anti-crime security outfit of the Oyo State government.

“This criminal act took place within the premises of the agency located beside INEC office, local government secretariat Road, Eruwa. It is pathetic that the young lady has been left to her fate despite overwhelming evidence and oral confession by the randy soldier to have assaulted the lady, detained, molested, harassed, threatened her life to instill fear, and raped her mercilessly under the mango tree in the vicinity of the ‘OperationBburst’ office from 10.00 pm. to 3.00a.m.on Saturday 30th August, 2014. “There is an ongoing attempt to silence the victim and deny her justice. Hence, the need for your urgent intervention,” he said.

He explained that despite the threat to her life, she was courageous enough to come out in the open to report the matter to the police on Saturday morning.

He said the suspect was identified among his colleagues and was arrested by the police, adding that the police claimed the suspect had been handed over to the Army authority for further investigation but refused to release his identity. “We are afraid that the army authority will not come out very soon to claim that the act was committed by the Unknown Soldier,” he said.

While he commended the effort of the police for the quick response, he said, however, the first initial medical evidence which would have supported the claim of the lady was deliberately subverted.



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