SaharaReporters learnt that the activists and students were being held at Room D15, in Panti.
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force is currently holding nine protesting activists and students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) at a cell in its State Criminal and Investigation Department (SCID) Yaba.
SaharaReporters learnt that the activists and students were being held at Room D15, in Panti.
It was earlier reported that the lawless police personnel arrested Giwa Yisa Topnotch while protesting with UNILAG students against fees increment by the school authorities.
SaharaReporters had reported how the police shot at students during the protest and arrested an activist, Philip Olatinwo and two other protesters.
SaharaReporters has learned further that among those arrested is National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Public Relations Officer, Giwa Yisa Topnotch.
The NANS had on Tuesday informed the police of plans to hold the peaceful protest on September 6, 2023, at the University of Lagos. NANS had warned the Department of State Services not to prevent students from exercising their rights to protest, saying it is a universally recognised human right.
But in an update, it was learnt that the police had disrupted the protest, shooting at the protesters and arrested some of the students.
Various civic groups have been calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the students and activists from the police custody.
