Sowore Demands Immediate Release Of Activist, Femi Adeyeye, Others Arrested By Police During UNILAG Protest
Sowore Demands Immediate Release Of Activist, Femi Adeyeye, Others Arrested By Police During UNILAG Protest
SaharaReporters earlier reported that personnel of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force shot at the UNILAG students and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students protesting against fees increment by the school authorities.
The 2023 presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of an activist, Femi Adeyeye and other protesters who were arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force during a protest against fee hike by the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
SaharaReporters earlier reported that personnel of the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force shot at the UNILAG students and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students protesting against fees increment by the school authorities.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) had on Tuesday informed the police of plans to hold a peaceful protest on September 6, 2023, at the University of Lagos. NANS had warned the Department of State Services (DSS) not to prevent students from exercising their rights to protest, saying it is a universally recognised human right. But in an update, it was learnt that the police had disrupted the protest, shooting at the protesters and arrested some of the students. However, saharaReporters learnt that the lawless police operatives after disrupting the peaceful protest also arrested activists, Femi Adeyeye, Philip Olatinwo and two other protesters. Reacting to the incident on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sowore said, “I read somewhere that the @PoliceNG claimed that @activistfemi was arrested because @UnilagNigeria authorities claimed that @activistfemi is/was no longer a student of the University, this tad argument is the most idiotic I’ve heard in a while. “I think the University of Lagos didn’t understand that the University is a public institution, run with the taxes of the Nigerian people and as such can’t be secluded from public interest, including protests. “The @PoliceNG must release @activistfemi unconditionally and understand that its ground belongs to the Nigeria people. #FeesMustFall #RevolutionNow.”
Credit: Sahara Reporters
