Police Arraign Protesting LASU Students.

The Police yesterday arraigned eight students of the Lagos State University, LASU, before an Ikeja chief Magistrate Court for alleged breach of public peace.

The students were amongst scores of their colleagues who were protesting the hike in their school fees,They  were arrested on Tuesday by the Police were arraigned before Magistrate Eniola Fabanwo for protesting the recent fee hike of the institution.

After the court registrar read the charges to them, they all pleaded not guilty to the one count offence.

The students claimed that they were manhandled by the Police, who apart from beating them also forced them to evacuate waste from a septic tank.

They were accused of allegedly hijacking a vehicle, LAGBUS No P004 with number plate SMK 719 XK, property of Lagos State Government.

The five male and three female students that were arraigned include Bolarinwa Olamide (male, 23 ), Oludare Samuel Olayinka (male, 18), Oni Victoria (female, 18), Fatukasi Timilehin (male, 19) and Babatunde Bolarinwa (male, 24).

Others are Ajayi Taiwo (female, 24 ), Olatimihan Taiwo (female, 20) old and Akani Segun (male, 27).

According to the Police, the students allegedly committed an offence which contravenes Section 166 (D) of the Criminal Laws No 11 Vol. 44 Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

They were granted bail of 10,000 each with a surety, that could be a relative.