Final year student gang raped, stabbed to death in Taraba
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the death of a student, Mercy Victor, who was gang raped by hoodlums on Sunday.
The command’s spokesman, ASP David Missal, told newsmen in Jalingo that Mercy was a final year student of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Jalingo.
“Yes the matter was reported to the headquarters on Tuesday morning and was referred to the GRA Police Station in Jalingo for investigation,” Missal confirmed.
The President of the National Union of Taraba Students, Mr Hope Vyonku, also confirmed the incident, saying Mercy ran into the evil gang on her way to school on Sunday night.
“I was told that she was returning to the school from town on a tricycle she boarded when the incident happened close to the bridge after the State Specialist Hospital, Jalingo,” Vyonku said.
“A passerby later discovered her by the road side and rushed her to the State Specialist Hospital where she died this morning.”
Vyonku called on the security agents to put in place adequate security measures to ensure the safety of students in the state.
“We have declared one week of mourning in honour of Mercy and all victims of hoodlum-related crimes in the state,’’ he said.
