Ortom Directs Investigation Into Sexual Assault Allegations Against College Staff

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has directed security agencies to investigate allegations of sexual assault on female students of the Federal Science and Technical College, Otukpo, by a staff of the school. 

This was disclosed by the Benue State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Michael Gusa, during a chat with newsmen in his office Monday, December 6, 2021. 

In his words, "The governor has directed that this matter be officially incidented and forwarded to security agencies for proper investigation so that the culprits can be brought to justice."

"Because, this is a threat to female children who are in the school, and for staff of such school to be assaulting them it doesn't speak well of our society and it doesn't speak well of the future of the girl child," he said. 

The Attorney General disclosed that  his office has already taken up the matter in line with Governor Ortom’s directive. 

"In compliance with the directive, we have written a complaint to the Commissioner of Police and also written to the Director of the State Security Services in the State to carryout a discrete investigation into the matter to ascertain the veracity of the allegation." 

A December 4, 2021 report gathered by a PDP-GF correspondent stated that a certain staff  of the Federal Science and Technical College, Otukpo, Mr. Ernest Esly, alleged to have been using his access to food in the school’s store to lure female students into immoral relationships.  

According to the report, Mr. Esly, who is in his 50s, is the store officer in the school, was earlier suspended by the school's management and evicted  from his residence in the staff quarters over the alleged rape of a 16-year-old SSS 3 student.

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