University Expels Three 400-Level Students For Gang-Rape Of Female Colleague

The Senate of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumu-lumeni, Rivers State has expelled three 400-level male students over alleged gang-rape of a female student.

The crime, according to the university, was committed by the students inside a male hostel in October last year.

A statement by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Ozo-Ndimele Mekuri, gave the names, registration numbers and offences of the students as follows:

Mr. Nnamdi Destiny – UE/2018/POL.SC/BSc4/0062 – Political Science – Involved in a gang rape of a female student in the hostel.

Mr. Samuel Valentine – UE/2017/POL.SC/BSc4/2059 – Political Science – Involved in a gang rape of a female student in the hostel.

Mr. Chukwuemeka Amajuoyi – UE/THA/BA4/0019 – Theatre and Film Studies – Involved in a gang rape of a female student in the hostel.

The university also expelled three other students for offering fake online admission to applicants and other crimes.

The Centre For Basic Rights Protection And Accountability Campaign has commended the institution for the bold step.

Miss Uzoma Kelechi, Head of Women Mobilization of the group in a statement on Wednesday said the Senate of the institution has proven that issues of sexual violence do not have a place in the institution.

The statement thanked the institution for reinstalling public confidence in the safety of students, particularly female students on the campus by ensuring that appropriate sanction was melted out to perpetrators of the dastardly act against a female year- 1 student.

The group said the sanction will serve as deterrent to others and commended the VC of the institution for keeping to his word, recalling that he had assured the group that the institution will ensure justice is served.