Female UNIOSUN student narrates assault during soldiers’ raid

A student of Osun State University, identified simply as Ademola, has narrated how she was assaulted after some soldiers from the Army Depot, Osogbo, invaded the halls of residence of students of the university.

Ademola, in a video shared by OsunDefenderNG, said the incident occurred while she was alone in her room preparing a meal.

According to her, she initially noticed the presence of soldiers around the area but believed the situation had calmed down before the officers allegedly returned.

Recall that on Monday evening, some soldiers from the Army Depot, Osogbo, invaded halls of residence occupied by students of Osun State University, assaulted several students and carted away more than 60 mobile phones and other electronic gadgets.

Some female students were also reportedly stripped naked and forced to dance unclad by the soldiers, who were said to be among personnel that participated in the Army Depot’s passing-out parade held last Saturday.

Recounting the incident, she said, “My name is Ademola, a student of Osun State University. I was in my hostel room cooking when I noticed they (soldiers) were around. After a while, everything died down. However, later, we started hearing noise again.

“They started pointing their torches at my room and asked who was there. The next thing, they asked me to open my door, and I opened the door.

“So, 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.”

While her emotions betrayed her, Ademola alleged that one of the soldiers then became physically aggressive.

“Then, he pinned me to my bathroom door and 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. He asked if I wanted him to move out,” she added.

She further alleged that another soldier entered the room and attempted to restrain her.

She narrated, “While I was on that, his colleague came in and also told me to calm down, that I would love it, and that I shouldn’t shout.

“So, when they started moving, I shouted and screamed. After shouting, they both moved out, and I had to use force to close the door.”

According to the student, one of her hostel mates later came to check on her after hearing the commotion.

“After closing the door, one of my hostel mates who was there came to knock on my door to check up on me, and he left,” she said.

Following the incident, the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, on Tuesday, announced that it had commenced an investigation into allegations of misconduct involving some of its personnel after receiving a complaint from the National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D.

The army said the investigation was intended to establish the facts surrounding the incident and assured that anyone found culpable would be brought to justice.