Alleged sexual assault: UNIOSUN rejects Army response, initiates legal action

The management of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, has rejected aspects of the statement issued by the Depot Nigerian Army, Osogbo, concerning allegations of sexual assault reportedly involving some military personnel and members of the university community.
In a statement issued on Friday by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, the institution acknowledged the Army’s decision to establish a Board of Inquiry but expressed reservations over the expectation that alleged victims should report directly to the same institution whose personnel are the subject of the allegations.
The University said such an approach failed to recognise the trauma, fear, intimidation and...