The police arraigned the students on a two-count charge of unlawful invasion and disruption of activities.
The accused, standing trial before Chief Magistrate P.E Nwaka, are alleged to have engaged in unlawful invasion of TVC Television in Lagos.
They all pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.
The magistrate, who ordered that the accused be remanded, adjourned the case till April 6, for a determination of their bail.
The accused are: Femi Adeyeye, Toni Aina, Kodri Yaya, Asimi Oladime, Ismahim Olalekan, Segun Okesola, Abdulazeez Soneye, Idris Abogunloko, and Muyiwa Olaniyi.
Others are: Toheed Oladimeji, Joseph Akanni, Lukumon Olusegun, and Abiodun Agbeniyi.
The Police prosecuting counsel, CSP Effiong Asuquo, Officer in Charge of Legal Unit, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 31.
He said that the accused engaged in a riotous invasion of TVC Television station, protesting an alleged rustication of a student.
According to him, the students also invaded the main campus of the University of Lagos, Akoka, and disrupted normal activities in the institution.
The prosecutor told the court that the invasion by the students was simply a ploy to stall the commencement of the institution’s semester examination scheduled to begin on April 3.
He said that the offence contravened the provisions of section 168 (1) (d), and section 2 of the Criminal Law, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
@least after this them go learn small lesson
ReplyDeleteWith such treatment, they will have to learn much lesson
ReplyDeleteHmmmm,everywhere wahala
ReplyDeleteChildren wey dem send go school. Wetin dem wan con tell their papa say carry them go kirikiri?
ReplyDeletegood for them...
ReplyDeletethey will sure learn their lesson now
Here at the University of Cape Town, a group of 100 students have been occupying Brenner Building for some days now in solidarity with students who could not afford housing and fees. The mgt has to dialogue with them. In Nigeria when students protest they call it invasion and they are arraigned. I wonder what has happened to the fundamental right to protest, particularly because from history protest is the only aluta language of students. I think a Nigeria child has no right simply because they also have no value. Humans have been reduced to proverbial chicken. And guys here are commenting in favor of the evil system, forgetting that one way or the other the actions of the students were geared for societal good.
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ReplyDeleteYes you say good for them are this boy court boys if not thy should release them and go after those that kill innocent people in campus they demonstrated because they need their voice to be had
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