The
students’ union President of Plateau State University, Mr. Ezekiel Lutei
confirmed the raping of one of the institution’s female students by unknown
assailants.
The miscreants had attacked the Plateau State University located in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the State.
The Union
leader made this public on Tuesday while speaking with the Punch newspaper in
Jos. He explained further that the gunmen also disposed of some students of
their valuable belongings like cash, phones, and others.
“What
happened was that there was a rehearsal for a play production by some 400-level
and 200-level students of the Theatre Arts Department at the Open Air Theatre.
While the
rehearsal was ongoing, the gunmen attacked around 10 PM on Monday, and in the
process, a female student was raped while the others sustained varying degrees
of injury
The SUG
president said the raped student had been rushed to the hospital for medical
attention, saying that the case had been reported to the school management.