BREAKING: Rusticated UNILAG student, Femi Adeyeye, others ARRESTED

Editor’s note: The detainees have been released. Click here to for details about what happened at the police station where an officer allegedly tried forcing them into confessing to cultism.

Pro-student body Amilcar Cabral Ideological School (ACIS) gave details of the arrest in a statement on Thursday.

“The Youth and students’ Wing of the Amilcar Cabral Ideological School (ACIS) condemns the unconstitutional detention of Adeyeye Olorunfemi, Tomi Aina, Olufela and Lateef Olawale. WE CALL FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!!!

Olorunfemi Adeyeye is reportedly being detained at Sabo police station, Yaba, Lagos.

“The three students were arrested and detained some minutes ago at the Sabo Police station. Reasons for their detention is not cleared, as a minor misdemeanor has been blown of the proportion of trumped up charges of disobedience to lawful order against them.

“We believe their illegal detention is not unconnected to the Alliance of Nigerian Students Against Neo-liberal Attacks (ANSA) call for an October 1 Movement for the reinstatement of the 11 students rusticated at the University of Lagos, 25 students rusticated at the Adekunle Ajasin University, and 2 students rusticated at the Obafemi Awolowo University.

“The ACIS declares its Solidarity with the ANSA call for the October 1 Million Youths March.

“We believe that peaceful Demonstration is a basic human right which no man, government, or University Authority can crush.

“We call on all Nigerians, Youths, Students and Civil Organizations to rise up against this draconic action of the Nigerian Police Force.