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Rape – University Set To Expel Four Undergraduates Involved

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6 years ago

April 19, 2019

Four undergraduates of the Akwa Ibom University are to be expelled for their alleged involvement in the rape of a female student of the institution,

The incident happed at Obio Akpa campus in Oruk-Anam Local Government Area, according to reports

Before now, the affected students had been suspended by the university to allow for an investigation.

Mr Akaninyene Ibanga, who is the Head of Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Protocol of the University, gave an update on this matter on Friday in Oruk-Anam.

“The students were first suspended by the university authorities as normal procedure to allow them attend police interviews as part of investigations to establish their level of involvement in the crime.

“There is no way the police will exonerate them because the victim had obtained a medical report to back up police findings”, he said.

Ibanga explained that the University management would expel the students based on the outcome of police investigations on the matter.

He said the police could not exonerate them because the victim had obtained a medical report to support their investigations.

“Once the police concludes their investigations and sends the report, the university would expel them,” Ibanga said.

“The alleged prepatrators are Akpan Matthew, Essien Fidelis, Bassey Joseph and Bassey Columbus.

“Kindly be informed that the Vice -Chancellor of Akwa Ibom University has taken appropriate disciplinary measures against the four students, who were recently involved in an alleged rape case and caused embarrassment to the University community,” he said.

He said that the Vice Chancellor had directed the Registrar and Secretary of Senate, Mr John Udo, to issue letters to the four culprits on April 8.

He said the University had received a security report on the matter on March 23, and that the suspension letters were issued in line with the University rules and regulations.