17 students remanded over Afe Babalola varsity crisis

Seventeen students of the Afe Babalola University,
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State said to be the arrow heads of
the crisis that rocked the institution on Sunday were
on Tuesday ordered remanded in police custody by a
Chief Magistrate Court.

The students were arraigned before
chief Magistrate
Ropo Adegboye on a six count charge.


The charges included rioting, possession of firearms
and malicious damage.
According to the Police Prosecutor, Sergeant
Leranmo Caleb, these contravened Sections 516, 451
and 109 of the Criminal Code, Cap C 16 and Laws of
Ekiti State, 2012.
Caleb said the accused students conspired to commit
rioting, possession of fire arms, possession of
military camouflage uniform and damage of several
property of the school.
Adegboye ordered they should be remanded police
custody pending the hearing of their bail application.