Two members of a vigilante group at the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, have been arrested for allegedly raping a female student of the institution.
The management of the school through its public relations officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.
Atoyebi said the suspects have been handed over to the police with a vow to ensuring heavy penalties on anyone found culpable after a thorough investigation.
He, therefore, assured all the 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 alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday, May 9, 2024, by two members of our vigilance group.
“The management promptly 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,” he said.
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