A court in
Lagos has dismissed the charge. The 13 students of the University of Lagos
(UNILAG) who were detained in Kirikiri Prison on the order of Special Offences
Mobile Court, in Oshodi for protesting against the school management, have been
set free.
The
students who have been in prison since Saturday were set free this morning.
They had
been arrested on campus while protesting the suspension of a visually-impaired
student and demanding the reinstatement of all suspended student activists.
They were supported by students present at the court vicinity chanting
solidarity songs before and after the court session.
Police had
claimed the students were arraigned for “riotous invasion” of TVC in Lagos. But
TVC management denied the allegations, saying the students were peaceful in
their conduct.
The counsel
to the students, Inibehe Effiong, said their release was subject to Section 211
of the Nigerian constitution.
'The trumped
up charges have been struck out and we salute the Lagos State Government for
this.'
One of the
13 students, Aina Tomi, disclosed that the students would institute a legal
suit against the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni.
“We will
institute legal action against the commissioner in the next couple of days,” he
assured.
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