Fashola Arrests Students Over LASU Protest

The Lagos State Government has arrested 10
students of the Lagos State University
(LASU) for protesting increment in tuition fee.

Recall that students of LASU on Tuesday
embarked on protest in Lagos and were
marching to Alausa, the seat of government
to register their displeasure of the way and
manner the state government was handling
the issue when they were disbanded by the
Nigerian Police Force.
President of Student Union, LASU, Mr.
Nurudeem Yusuf told journalists in Lagos
that the students were arrested after the
peaceful protest by members of the Nigerian
Police Force. He said some of the students
were detained at Area F and Akinpelu Police
Station, Oshodi.
Speaking to our correspondent in Lagos,
Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State
Police Command, Ms. Ngozi Braide said the
students were arrested for embarking on
violent protest and for threatening to burn
down Oshodi.
Another student who confirmed the incident
said eight students were arrested. He gave
the names as Olamide Bolarinwa, Oludare
Olayinka, Victoria Oni, Timilehin Fatukasi,
Babatunde Bolarinwa, Taiwo Ajaye,
Olatimihan Taiwo and Segun Akani.
We gathered that the eight have been
charged before an Ikeja High Court.