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OVER 442.5% INCREMENT OF FEES AT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL COMPLEX (OAUTHC) COLLEGE OF NURSING SCIENCES IS ANTI-POOR

•ERC DEMANDS TOTAL REVERSAL NOW

• WE CALL FOR RESUMPTION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

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28/01/2024

*PRESS STATEMENT*

*THE SHAM TRIAL OF ARRESTED PROTESTERS IN IJEBU-ODE BY THE NIGERIA POLICE IS AN ABUSE OF POWER AND WASTE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY.*

*WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE DROP OF ALL TRUMPED-UP CHARGES AGAINST FUNKE OBIKOYA AND OTHERS ALONG WITH ADEQUATE COMPENSATION BY THE NIGERIA POLICE*

The Nigeria Police in Ogun State have continued its sham trial of Funke Obikoya and others who participated in last year’s peaceful Walk in Ijebu-Ode. The trial came up on Friday 16th January 2024 at the magistrate court, Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

It will be recalled that last year, Funke Obikoya and over 20 youths who gathered in Ijebu-Ode to hold a peaceful walk to demand justice for the late MohBad who died under suspicious circumstances on 12th of September 2023, were rounded up by the Nigeria Police from Igbeba Police Command, even before the walk commenced. They were thereafter detained in the Police station, arraigned in court and remanded in prison. These youths were charged with "breach of public peace and cultism" by the Nigeria Police, a charge which they could not substantiate in court and thereby requested amendment at the next hearing.

The Nigeria Police went ahead to transfer the matter from the Magistrate Court Igbeba Ijebu-Ode to Abeokuta just to frustrate these young Nigerians with attending incessant court adjournments in Abeokuta knowing fully well they have no case against them. The matter was supposed to have commenced trial since October 31st 2023, but has suffered adjournment twice now. It was also adjourned again to 16th of February 2024.

We in the Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) condemn this arbitrariness of the Nigeria Police and demand withdrawal of all charges against Funke Obikoya and others as well as payment of compensation for wrongful accusation and trial. We call on the Inspector General of Police to press on his men in Ogun State command to focus resources of the force towards combating crime and gathering intelligence rather than this display of abuse of power on innocent youths. Above all we demand respect of democratic rights of the working people and youth to freedom of expression and association.

_Signed._
Adaramoye Michael Lenin
National Coordinator

_Signed._
Francis Nwapa Watch
National Secretary

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead.

Lagos harmattan is nothing compare to Ogun, ilorin, Kano or Osun harmattan I’m just laughing seeing people wearing sweater like they’re in UK 😂 come to Ijebu-Ode na