Some of the rusticated students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) staged a protest against the authority of the University over its decision to rusticate 11 student leaders who mobilized against what they regarded as “poor living and learning conditions” within the institution in April 2016.
While the protest lasted, the students who were joined by their colleagues from other tertiary institutions, barricaded the main entrance gate leading to the institution at Akoka end. They also carried banners and placards with inscriptions that read: “Save UNILAG
Coalition”, “Reinstate UNILAG 11 now!”, “We deserve a better future”, among others.
The students, operating under the auspices of Alliance of Nigerian Students Against Neoliberal Attacks (ANSA) had last week hinted on its planned protest slated for March 6, 2017 under the tag: “A protest to demand the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of Adeyeye Olorunfemi, the National Secretary of ANSA and the UNILAG 10.”
The students called on their colleagues from other tertiary institutions to join the protest.
The intervention of the institution’s Dean Students’ Affairs, Prof. Ademola Adeleke and police officers however ended the protest.
In a statement by the UNILAG Deputy Registrar, Information, Toyin Adebule, the University insisted that its students were not among the protesters.
“The University of Lagos students are not protesting. The gathering outside the University gate consists of rusticated students and allies. They have challenged the University in court and the case has been struck out,” the statement read.
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