Police
yesterday arraigned eight protesting students of the Lagos State University
(LASU), who were arrested by the Police on Tuesday before an Ikeja chief
magistrate’s court for alleged breach of public peace.
The
students were docked before Magistrate Eniola Fabanwo for conducting themselves
in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace.
Moments
after the charges were read to them by the court registrar, they all pleaded
not guilty to the one count offence.
The
five male and three female students arraigned are Bolarinwa Olamide (male, 23
), Oludare Samuel Olayinka (male, 18), Oni Victoria (female, 18), Fatukasi
Timilehin (male, 19) and Babatunde Bolarinwa (male, 24).
Others
are Ajayi Taiwo (female, 24 ), Olatimihan Taiwo (female, 20) old and Akani
Segun (male, 27).
The students, who were brought to the court untidy, alleged that
they were maltreated by the Police, who apart from beating them also forced
them to evacuate waste from a septic tank.
Among
other things, the students were accused of allegedly hijacking a vehicle,
LAGBUS No P004 with number plate SMK 719 XK, property of Lagos State
Government.
According
to the Police, the students allegedly committed an offence which contravenes
Section 166 (D) of the Criminal Laws No 11 Vol. 44 Law of Lagos State of
Nigeria 2011.
The
trial magistrate has since granted them bail in the sum of N10,000 each with a
surety each, who should be their relative.
The
LASU students took to the streets in Lagos, Tuesday, causing traffic gridlock
along the Lagos‑Abeokuta expressway, protesting hike in their school fees.
They
also blocked the road leading to the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed
Airport, Ikeja, forcing motorists to spend hours in traffic.
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