Following the Tuesday protest by students of the Lagos State University (LASU), eight protesting students have been arrested and arraigned by the Police before an Ikeja chief magistrate’s court for alleged breach of public peace.
The students were arraigned before Magistrate Eniola Fabanwo for conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of public peace.
Moments after the charges were read to them by the court registrar, they all pleaded not guilty to the one count offence.
The students, who were brought to the court untidy, alleged that they were maltreated 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 arraigned are 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).
The trial magistrate has since granted them bail in the sum of N10,000 each with a surety each, who should be their relative.