Police arraign 8 LASU students for protesting tuition fee increase

Eight students of the Lagos State University were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace.

The five male and three female students were charged with offences bothering on hijacking a LAGBUS marked, SMK 719 XK, at about 5.45pm on June 3, 2014 at Ladipo Bus-Stop, Ikeja, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

The hijacked commuter bus was said to be the property of the Lagos State Government.

The police said the action of the students violated Section 166(D) of the Criminal Laws No. 11, Vol. 44 Law of Lagos State of Nigeria.

The five male students in court were Bolarinwa Olamide, 23; Oludare Samuel Olayinka, 18; Fatukasi Timilehin, 19; Babatunde Bolarinwa, 24; and Akani Segun, 27.

The three female students were Oni Victoria, 18; Ajayi Taiwo, 24; and Olatimihan Taiwo, 20.

The eight defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge before magistrate Eniola Fabamwo.

They were subsequently granted bail in the sum of N10,000 each with one surety each who should be a relative.

The LASU students took to the streets in Lagos, Tuesday, causing traffic gridlock along the Lagos‑Abeokuta expressway, protesting hike in their school fees.

They also blocked the road leading to the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, forcing motorists to spend hours in traffic.