Four Nigerian Students have been remanded in police custody for gang-rapping a mentally challenged schoolmate.
A Family Court in Nigeria’s Oyo State has remanded four students of Eleyele Secondary School who have allegedly gang-raped their 16-year-old schoolmate reported to be mentally unstable.
The four Nigerian students themselves are minors. According to reports, they allegedly committed the crime between January and March 15.
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When they were put before the court on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, prosecutors accused them of having taken advantage of the victim’s mental health situation and abusing her.
They have been charged with conspiracy and unlawful sexual intercourse. The court remanded them into the custody of Abolongo Correctional Centre at Oyo. Should they be rejected at the Juvenile Correctional facility at Ijokodo, Ibadan?
Police prosecutor Inspector Folake Ewe told the court that the suspects allegedly conspired to commit the offence. Their actions violate Section 516 of the Criminal Code and Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law 2006.
Sexual violence appears to be pervasive in places of formal learning. Unsuspecting students, especially female students, become victims of such nefarious acts.
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Last year, two separate gang rape incidents occurred at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. The four Nigerian students would be made to face the tone of the law for their actions.
In both cases, male students conspired to prey on their fellow students and forcibly had sexual intercourse with them in turns. Some suspects were arrested for their crimes. Nigerian students need protection from themselves more than anything else.
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