Barely two weeks after female students of the Benue State University, Makurdi, were attacked and raped by unknown gunmen, students of the College of Advanced and Professional Studies (CAPS) faced a similar ordeal on Tuesday as gunmen invaded the school and brutally attacked them.
The gunmen numbering more than six, stormed the institution in the early hours of Tuesday precisely at about 4:30am and forced their way into the female hostels while the girls were sleeping and swooped on five of the students apparently with the intention of raping them.
Sources said that the gunmen had on arrival to the college, tied the security men in the college who were unarmed with ropes and blindfolded them before carrying out the operation which lasted for hours.
However that, when the students heard the banging on the doors, they were said to have raised alarm which attracted the attention of their mates from the other blocks, followed by shouts which made the invaders to take to their heels. .
No fewer than five students were badly affected in the attack, which has brought trepidation to the entire institution and the host community.
Valuable items belonging to the students including handsets, iPads and laptop computers among others were carted away by the invaders.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ezeala however said no report of such incidence had reached him as at press time, but the Sole Administrator of the CAPS, Dr. Tyotom Keghku, who confirmed the attack to journalists, said two female students who were attacked have been rushed to a private hospital in Makurdi for treatment.
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