A female student’s safety was threatened in the early hours of the morning at 3:45 am when a man attempted to rape her in her room at Moremi Hall, the Obafemi Awolowo University’s female hostel.
The victim described the assailant as a man wearing a black cap and holding a pair of scissors, who demanded nothing from her except to satisfy his sexual desires
“I cannot recognize his face because he was on a facemask, putting on a black cap and wielding scissors at me. He instructed me not to shout,” the victim said.
“I asked him if he wanted anything, my laptop and my phone were on the table but he kept on groping me. I don’t know how I managed to drag the scissors with him and started shouting”, she concluded.
The victim’s roommate, while narrating her part, said that she left the room to read while the victim was praying. She must have slept off unconsciously while praying and forgot to lock the door.
Multiple reports have surfaced of men entering rooms in the hall at night, with one instance occurring in Block G the previous week and another in Block E just a day before the incident with the victim. It’s clear that security in the hall needs to be improved, as it’s far too easy for unauthorized people to enter the building.
The Hall Chairperson, Ewaoluwa, addressed the residents of Moremi Hall and assured them that measures were being taken to address the issue. She expressed her determination to see the matter through until the school administration took appropriate action.
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