Two members of vigilante group attached to Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo state were yesterday arrested by the police over alleged involvement in the raping of a female student of the institution.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the University, Olufemi Atoyebi, in a statement said the two vigilante members were arrested by the management and handed over to the Police on Saturday, 11th May.
The statement further revealed that the university has also set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation while assuring all stakeholders that the institution would not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.
“Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of an alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday May 9, 2024 by two members of our vigilance group,” the statement read.
“The Institution has immediately handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.
“The management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image. Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal. Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation,” Atoyebi disclosed.
