The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the Ondo State government a 72-hour final pass atum to release detained student activists, allegedly imprisoned by state attorney general and judicial commissioner Barr. Kayode Ajulo.
The association demanded the release of Akeju and others detained in Olokuta Correctional Institution.
The student group spoke through a statement from its President Olushola Oladoja, accusing Ajulo of trying to keep the student’s voice silent and urging the governor’s lucky aiyeedatiwa intervened in the situation.
NANS reiterates its commitment to defending student rights, warning that failure to meet the prescribed timeline will trigger large-scale action nationwide, starting with protests against #occupyondogovovernmenthouse.
The statement part reads:This is not a threat, but a declaration of intention and supported by the collective will of Nigerian students. We will not be persecuted for advocating better governance, and we will not fold our weapons. One person is hurt by everyone.
“The leader of the National Nigerian Students Association (NAN), under the presidency of Olushola Oladoja, expressed deep shock and condemnation of the recent oppression of Ondo State Attorney General, Barr Kayode Ajulo.
“A man who has been pursuing himself as a progressive legal practitioner, rights advocate and silent voice for years, Barr Kayode Ajulo, should not find anyone in disguise able to use state mechanisms to freeze civil liberties or trample on the rights of young people, activists, activists and comrades, not crimes, who are unwilling to bring crimes to people, rather than expressing their cause increasingly, and expressing their concerns and expressing their own cause.
“His background as a defender of democratic principles and justice makes this action descended from authoritarianism, not only hypocritical, but totally shameful.
“In addition, we find it unsettling that the Attorney General is not upholding the rule of law and protecting citizens’ freedoms, but arming his office to persecute dissent and student leaders’ voices. This action is unacceptable, condemnable, a dangerous trend, a dangerous trend that threatens civil liberties and civil liberties across the state and Nigeria.”
