2 Poly students allegedly gang-rape colleagues in Ekiti

The Ekiti State police command has arrested a student of Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital over alleged raping of colleagues.

The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State command, Mr Amba Asuquo, briefed newsmen on Saturday that the suspect, Joseph Emmanuel, 23, alongside his fleeing colleague, Alabi Doyin, committed the crime about 9.15pm on December 9, 2019.

According to him, the suspects allegedly accosted the two students with dangerous weapons and ferried them to an abandoned building located in Odo community where they had carnal knowledge of their female counterparts.

Asuquo said, “The arrested suspect, along with one Alabi Doyin now at large, both students of Crown Polytechnic, Odo via Ado-Ekiti, allegedly intercepted the complainants who are also students of the same institution, at gunpoint and forcefully whisked them away to an abandoned apartment at Alado Villa in Ondo community where they gang-raped the victims without their consent.”

The police Commissioner further stated that the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigation, saying that efforts had been put in place to arrest the other fleeing suspect.

Asuquo advised students in tertiary institutions in the state to remain focused and be committed to their studies rather than involving in vices that could truncate their careers.

Commending members of the public for their support in giving the command timely information in combating crimes, Asuquo assured that the police would always rise up to its responsibility in performing its mandatory role for the protection of lives and property of the citizens in the state.