LASU suspends three students for alleged rape, cultism

Three students of the Lagos State University have been suspended for alleged rape and cultism .

A statement by the institution ’ s spokesperson , Mr Ademola Adekoya, on Wednesday, said the students ’ indefinite suspension was approved by the Vice -Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun .

The affected students , according to the statement , are Akanbi Oloyede, Tobiloba Olutade and Afeez Ogunbowale . While Oloyede and Olutade were suspended for involvement in cult related activities, Ogunbowale was suspended for alleged rape .

The statement read in part , “The Students ’ Affairs Division received information about a fracas that happened on June 20, 2019 , on the campus involving some students and non - students . Our preliminary investigation revealed that the fracas , which started at the Faculty of Management Sciences, was between two rival cults .

“ With the prompt reaction of the Security Department, those who were involved ran out of the campus and some of them were eventually apprehended and handed over to the police.

“ Two of the LASU students , who were involved in the fracas are , Akanbi Oloyede, a 400- level student of the Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management , Faculty of Management Sciences , and Tobiloba Olutade , a 400 - level student of the Department of Accounting , Faculty of Management Sciences .

“ In a related development, the VC has also approved the indefinite suspension of Afeez Ogunbowale of the Department of Chemistry Education with matriculation number : 160112046 , over an alleged case of rape . Ogunbowale was reported to have carried out the act on April 18 , 2018 .

“ He was apprehended on September 13 , 2018 , and subsequently transferred to the Festac Police Station since it is a criminal case . ”

Meanwhile , a 200- level student of the Faculty of Education , LASU , identified simply as Ruqayyah , was reportedly stabbed while resisting a robbery attack on her.

It was gathered that the Biology Education undergraduate was going to the university campus on Tuesday when she was attacked at Franklas, Iyana Iba .

One of her coursemate , who identified himself simply as Danjuma , told our correspondent that some hoodlums wanted to snatch Ruqayyah ’ s phone and other belongings but she resisted .

He said , “ She was coming to school very early in the morning when she was stabbed . She had a deep cut in her hand . We heard that she was attacked at a quiet place after she attempted to escape from them .

“ When the hoodlums saw people coming towards the scene, they ran away . She eventually did not lose anything to the hoodlums. ”

Reacting to the attack, the President of LASU Students ’ Union , Mr Oladele Olawale , said the victim was in intensive care at the institution ’ s health centre .

The LASU spokesman , Mr Ademola Adekoya , described the attack on the student as “profound wickedness . ”

“ The university Management is already working with security operatives to improve the security situation in the school environment and beyond, ”