Men of the Ondo State Police Command have been accused of arresting and brutalising students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA at random.
It was gathered that on Thursday, Policemen drafted to the school to enforce the closure of the institution by the management went on rampage, arresting students and brutalized some students in the process.
Recall that on Wednesday, the students had protested against the university’s management over the new policy of ‘No School Fees, No Test/Examination‘ introduced during the continuous assessment exercise at the CBT center.
Subsequently, to forestall breakdown of law and order in the institution, management announced the closure of the school and directed that all students to proceed on compulsory mid-semester break until May 20 resumption date.
In the early hours of Thursday, security agents were seen stationed at strategic points of the university gates where some students were arrested and brutalized.
Meanwhile, following the outcry of the students as well as residents of the state, the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, ordered the immediate release all students arrested by the police.
In a press release by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Segun Ajiboye, Akeredolu gave the directive after receiving reports on the incident from the state Commissioner of police, Undie Adie.
“Governor Akeredolu gave the directive to release the protesting students after receiving a briefing of the incident from the state police commissioner, Undie Adie.
“Governor Akeredolu said the state is already looking into the matter, urging the students to go home and maintain peace, stressing the need for peace in the campus and the state at large.”
