Three students of the Lagos State University have been suspended for alleged rape and cultism .

A statement by the institution ’ s spokesperson , Mr Ademola Adekoya , on Wednesday , said the students ’ indefinite suspension was approved by the Vice - Chancellor , Prof . Olanrewaju Fagbohun .

The affected students , according to the statement , are Akanbi Oloyede , Tobiloba Olutade and Afeez Ogunbowale .

While Oloyede and Olutade were suspended for involvement in cult- related activities , Ogunbowale was suspended for alleged rape.

The statement read in part, “ The Students ’ Affairs Division received information about a fracas that happened on June 20 , 2019, on the campus involving some students and non-students . Our preliminary investigation revealed that the fracas , which started at the Faculty of Management Sciences , was between two rival cults.

“ With the prompt reaction of the Security Department , those who were involved ran out of the campus and some of them were eventually apprehended and handed over to the police .

“ Two of the LASU students , who were involved in the fracas are , Akanbi Oloyede , a 400 - level student of the Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management , Faculty of Management Sciences , and Tobiloba Olutade , a 400 - level student of the Department of Accounting , Faculty of Management Sciences .

“ In a related development , the VC has also approved the indefinite suspension of Afeez Ogunbowale of the Department of Chemistry Education with matriculation number : 160112046 , over an alleged case of rape . Ogunbowale was reported to have carried out the act on April 18 , 2018.
“ He was apprehended on September 13 , 2018, and subsequently transferred to the Festac Police Station since it is a criminal case . ”
Meanwhile , a 200 - level student of the Faculty of Education, LASU, identified simply as Ruqayyah , was reportedly stabbed while resisting a robbery attack on her .

It was gathered that the Biology Education undergraduate was going to the university campus on Tuesday when she was attacked at Franklas , Iyana Iba .

One of her coursemate , who identified himself simply as Danjuma , told our correspondent that some hoodlums wanted to snatch Ruqayyah ’ s phone and other belongings but she resisted.

He said , “ She was coming to school very early in the morning when she was stabbed . She had a deep cut in her hand . We heard that she was attacked at a quiet place after she attempted to escape from them .

“ When the hoodlums saw people coming towards the scene , they ran away . She eventually did not lose anything to the hoodlums . ”

Reacting to the attack , the President of LASU Students ’ Union, Mr Oladele Olawale , said the victim was in intensive care at the institution’ s health centre .

The LASU spokesman , Mr Ademola Adekoya , described the attack on the student as “ profound wickedness . ”

“ The university is already working with security operatives to improve the security situation in the area , ” he added.



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