#EndSars: Policemen Invade Student’s Hostel in the Most Gruesome Manner
Policemen of the Ondo State Police Command attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, on Monday, allegedly invaded a hostel of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, mercilessly beating the students in their hostels
The incident which was said to have occurred at about 4:am when the students were ending a party they organized overnight.
The ugly incident was said to have left many of the students with various degrees of injuries.
One of the students, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told newsmen that the policemen invaded the hostel in a gestapo- commando-like manner without any respect or whatsoever for the privacy of the students.
He said the policemen insisted they were searching for cultists in the hostel.
It was gathered that the policemen broke the doors, burglaries and ceilings of the hostel to gain entrance since the students initially did not want to open the door to the hostel as they thought they were armed robbers.
The policemen were also said to have collected bribe from some students while those who could not give them any were taken away.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gbenga Adeyanju, had ordered the investigation of the matter.
Mr. Joseph stated, “Three students that were arrested had been released and the CP has ordered full investigation. After the investigation, if the policemen are found culpable, they will definitely pay for it, we don’t allow indiscipline in this command. I also want to use this medium to call on any student who was brutalized to come to my office with evidence and I promise we won’t spare any officer found culpable.”
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