The
management of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, has offered to give a
scholarship to the 18-year-old admission seeker allegedly raped by a part-time
lecturer of the University of Lagos, Mr. Akin Baruwa.
Saturday
PUNCH learnt that the institution became
concerned about the fate of the girl following series of PUNCH reports
detailing the girl’s experience.
Our
correspondent contacted the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwole
Amusan, who confirmed this on Wednesday.
The
university don explained that the institution decided to take the step because
the management was moved by the plight of the girl, who was allegedly raped in
the course of her quest for a university education.
The
VC said, “Giving out scholarships to indigent students is not new to us. Our
founder had a foundation whose existence preceded the university, through which
scholarships were given to students.
“Since
the university was established four years ago, the tradition has continued.”
According
to the VC, the scholarship would cover the four-year duration of Mass
Communication, which the girl has chosen to study, a course which UNILAG has
said she was not qualified for with her 211 score in the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination.
He
said it has not been determined whether the scholarship would be full or
partial since he had not yet interacted with the father of the victim.
With
a student population of over 1,000, one fifth of Adeleke University
undergraduates are on scholarship, it was learnt.
The
father of the alleged rape victim, told our correspondent that he had been
contacted by the institution to come to the university.
“I
was so happy when I was contacted. May God bless you so much for seeing the
case through. I am so happy. Such scholarship would be a big blessing to my
daughter,” he said.
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