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Why Rusticated Student, Adeyeye, Was Arrested

  • Date of Occurrence
    April 13, 2016
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Adeyeye Olorunfemi, a 400-level student of Environmental Sciences of the University of Lagos was rusticated for four semesters over a Facebook post that he wrote that was critical of the University’s management and administrative incompetence. Adeyeye would again be arrested and detained, along with other student activists for attending a student mobilization/solidarity meeting on the 22nd of September, 2016. In a response to his arrest, the University’s Spokesperson said his recent arrest was as a result of his attempt to cause chaos in the school’s environs.

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  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    University of Lagos (UNILAG) Campus Security Unit
  • Legal Foundation
    The arrest and detention of Adeyeye Olorunfemi was carried out by UNILAG campus security unit. The rustication and eventual arrest and detention of Adeyeye Olorunfemi over a Facebook post where he severely criticized the administrative and managerial capability of the institution's Vice-Chancellor, as well other highly placed Academic members of the University community is an infringement of his fundamental rights of expression
  • Source
    http://punchng.com/rusticated-student-adeyeye-arrested-unilag/
Location
  • Lagos, Nigeria

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Region
  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Expression
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Forced Disappearances, Unlawful Arrests and Detention

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