A civil rights organisation, Citizens’ Gavel, has warned against what it described as the growing criminalisation of student protests in Nigeria, following the arrest and subsequent release of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State.
The group said the circumstances surrounding their arrest raise serious constitutional and human rights concerns that must not be ignored.
The students were arrested after a protest by residents and students of Ekpoma against persistent kidnappings, killings and other security threats within and
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