Rape Scandal : Handover the Arrested Soldiers To Police Immediately - Gov. Akeredolu

The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin

Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN has urged

the authorities of the Nigerian Army to

immediately hand over to the Police for urgent

prosecution, the soldiers arrested in connection

with the alleged rape of a University student at

the Akungba-Ikare military checkpoint.

Mr. Governor particularly finds the alleged

offence callous, mindless and heartaching that

it was said to have been committed by soldiers

whose presence ought to be a succour to the

people, especially the vulnerable, in the face of

the heightening wave of violence and insecurity

in the country.

It should be noted that the Government of Ondo

State under Arakunrin Akeredolu, SAN shall do

all within its powers to fight this bizzare menace

of rape in the State. Rapists, or those who wish

to traverse this ignobly desecrating path will

find Ondo State too hot as a refuge for such

nefarious act. Government shall be firm and

decisive, the Governor says.

The Governor describes as heart-warming, the

arrest of the alleged perpetrators of this case

involving the soldiers at the Akungba-Ikare

checkpoint. This is even as he salutes the

swiftness of the Brigade Commander who

ensured the seamless apprehension of those

allegedly involved.

Reassuring as this effort appears, Governor

Akeredolu is unequivocal and unwavering in his

insistence that the suspects be handed over to

the Nigeria Police for immediate prosecution.