A group of young men suspected to be cultists attacked the Benue State University on Sunday raping no fewer than 20 students.
The youth were said to have attacked the institution’s female hostel and robbed the students after raping them.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, the Technical Block of the school was attacked around 10pm beating up students as they carried out their dastardly act.
They were reported to have met no resistance from the school security men. This drew the ire of students who later staged a protest against the school authorities.
The armed men were said to have had a field day without disturbance by the university security operatives.
The latest incident was the third in the last one month, as it was gathered that a female student of the university was raped about a week ago by a group of young men numbering four, when she was returning from where she had gone to read around 9.00 p.m.
Also, about three weeks ago, a 100-level female student was said to have been shot on campus by unknown gunmen, with her iPad, phones and cash snatched.
Following the developments, female students of the university, on Tuesday, marched in protest to the office of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Charity Angya, insisting they needed an explanation on while the attacks were directed at them.
The vice chancellor, who assured on security beef-up, also followed the protesting students into their hostel, while about seven students who were wounded in the last attack were said to have been taken to the school clinic for treatment.
Dean, Students Affairs, Professor Armstrong Adejoh, confirmed the developments, but insisted it was an internal security issue.
He said the school would liaise with relevant security agencies so that surveillance would be heightened around the hostels.