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14 Student Union Leaders Arrested and Tortured by the Nigeria Police

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 10, 2016
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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On October 10, 2016, 14 students union activists were brutalized and arrested by men of the Nigeria Police in Yaba, Lagos. The Students activists congregated near Yaba College of Technology, Lagos after attending a court hearing between their rusticated comrades of the University of Lagos Student Union and management of the University of Lagos. According to news reports, the police viciously beat, brutalized, and arrested numerous student activists. Among those brutalized included: the NANS JCC Chairman Samson Moses Adewale, NANS JCC Sports director Muhammed, NANS JCC Secretary General Owolabi Oluseyi, two NANS JCC senators, and others. News sources reveal that the circumstances surrounding the attack, and the Gestapo manner it was carried out, suggests that the Nigerian police were likely acting on instructions of UNILAG authorities. It will be recalled that the Nigerian police are implicated, alongside UNILAG officials, in the rustication of some student leaders.

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2016-10-10
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    The Nigeria Police and the authorities of the University of Lagos
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 and 40 of the 1999 Constitution guarantees the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly and association
  • Source
    https://secure.saharareporters.com/2016/10/10/14-student-union-leaders-arrested-and-tortured-nigerian-police
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Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment
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