ARMED robbers have reportedly invaded apartments of students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State.
The robbers were said to have raped female students and left with valuables.
Our correspondent gathered that the robbers, numbering about eight, attacked off campus students in areas such as School 2 and Deuteronomy.
Apart from raping the female students, the armed men were also said to have made away with their telephone handsets, laptops, money and other valuables.
A source said, “On Saturday night, unknown gunmen struck again. They broke into buildings to rob. They fired shots, broke the burglary proof to gain entrance into buildings. One of the students was hit by a bullet in the eye.
“They raped female students and made away with their valuables. We are crying out for help. We have been on this for over a week now. Nobody is doing anything about it. Some of our girls were raped, houses were destroyed. We don’t know what is happening. Nigerians should come to our aid.”
Another source told our correspondent that a number of the student have fled the school environment to their various homes as there seems to be no help in sight.
It was learnt that landlords in students-dominated areas in Ilaro met on April 12 to take some decisions on the security situation in the town.
Further findings showed that at the end of the meeting, it was resolved that all Community Development Associations in Ilaro must hire night guards and students must obtain tenancy forms.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was not aware of the incident.
