Olushola Omogbehin
A female student of Osun State University has accused one of the soldiers who invaded off-campus student hostels in Osogbo of assaulting her sexually after forcing his way into her room.
In a video shared by Osun Defender, the student named Ademola was alone in her room preparing a meal when soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot Osogbo stormed the student residence.
According to her, the soldiers had initially moved through the area before returning later in the evening, knocking on doors and searching rooms.
“My name is Ademola…, a student of Osun State University. I was in my hostel room cooking when I noticed they were around. After a while everything died down. However, later, we started hearing noise again.”
She said the soldiers directed their flashlights into her room and commanded her to open the door but the situation later became violent after one of the soldiers entered the room.
“One of them asked how many of us were inside the room and I told him two. I also told him my roommate wasn’t around. He pinned me to my bathroom door, told me I would like it. He also told me not to shout. So, I begged him.
“I had to look for a way to get out of his hold and moved to the door. On moving to the door, I told him to move out. His colleague came in and also told me to calm down, that I would love it and that I shouldn’t shout.
“When they started moving, I shouted and screamed. After shouting, they both moved out and I had to use force to close the door.”
On Monday, soldiers invaded student hostels during which several students were reportedly beaten while more than 60 mobile phones and other electronic devices were allegedly taken away.
