Armed hoodlums, yesterday, invaded the hostel of students of the Osun State University main campus in Osogbo and allegedly raped some female students while some male students were injured.
The hoodlums, according to sources, stormed the hostel located at Oke Bale area outside the university campus in the evening and stole some property belonging to the students.
It was gathered that the hoodlums, who were armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons, carried out the operation simultaneously at three different hostels in the area.
The source also said the hoodlums raped female students in all the hostels, while male students who failed to co-operate with them were stabbed.
The affected hostels are Aso Villa, Diamond Hostel and Marvelous Hostel. Items such as laptops, phones, jewelleries and others were carted away by the hoodlums.
The injured students were said to have been taken to an undisclosed hospitals where they are currently receiving treatment.
Meanwhile, some students of the university have protested against the development, claiming that the incident has become rampant in the university in recent time.
The angry students, during the protest, chanted songs and prevented lecturers and students from gaining entrance into the campus.
They urged the management of the university to find a lasting solution to the recurrent rape and robbery cases in the area, saying their lives were not secured.
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