“R@ped Female Not OAU Student” – University Authority Denies Report

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied claims that the female allegedly raped by a commercial motorcyclist is a student of the school.
It was reported on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 that a commercial motorcyclist, identified as 29-year-old Damilare Jacob, has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly rapping and robbing a female passenger, a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife.

The student, whose identity was kept hidden had engaged Damilare’s services on Friday, July 26, 2024, at around 7:05 pm from the OAU main gate in Ile-Ife.

Debunking the claim in a statement on Tuesday, the OAU Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, stated that the victim was not a student of the university.

He added that no OAU student was raped, insisting that the university has been on holiday for close to a month.

The statement reads:

“The attention of the authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been drawn to a viral news item in which a commercial motorcyclist, known as Okada, was alleged to have raped and robbed his female passenger.

“We have done our due diligence, and the outcome of our painstaking investigation revealed that no OAU student, within or outside the campus, was involved in any form of rape or robbery.

“The lady did not have any affiliation with the prestigious university. In fact, our university is not in session and all our students, with a few exceptions, have been on holiday for almost a month now.”