They are alleged to have conducted a protest against the death of a kidnapped student. That protest was hijacked by unscrupulous elements which led to widespread looting of shops. Then the police went into the school hostels to pick up “suspects”. Not based on evidence, imho.
More than 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who staged a protest against the ongoing kidnappings in Edo State, were allegedly tracked to their hostels late at night and arrested. The students were reportedly paraded in court today and have been remanded in… pic.twitter.com/7PCUYaoIFN
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Some Faces of the arrested Ambrose Ali University (AAU) students moved from Benin High court to Ubiaja correctional center. pic.twitter.com/3Xo6BHx8Cn
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