AAUA student’s rape: Ondo police to arraign soldier Wednesday
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The Ondo State Police Command on Monday said it would arraign a
soldier who was allegedly involved in the rape of a student of the
Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko.
The suspect, Lance Corporal Sunday Adelola, allegedly raped the
victim, a 300-level student of the Department of Religous and African
Studies of the AAUA, at a military checkpoint along Ikare Akoko-Akungba
Akoko road, two weeks ago.
Following the alleged rape, it was gathered that Lance
CorporalAdelola had been dismissed by the authorities of the Nigeria
Army before he was handed over to the police for onward prosecution.
Speaking with our correspondent, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr Femi Joseph said the suspect would certainly be charged to
court this week.
He said, “We are taking the suspect to court on Wednesday and if we
don’t take him to court on Wednesday, we will certainly take him to
court on Thursday. ”
On the allegation that the army and police wanted to sweep the case
under the carpet, Joseph denied the allegation, saying justice must take
its due course on the matter.
Meanwhile, a group under the auspices of the Women for Advancement
Group, Ondo State chapter, has commended the army for dismissing the
soldier.
The state Coordinator of the group, Mrs. Kemi Kamar, in a statement,
urged the police to ensure that the suspect was brought to book.
She said, “Now that the case is with the police, we want to appeal to
the police to do a proper investigation and charged the case to court
without any delay. This will serve as a deterrent to others who think
they are above the law.”
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