52 AAU Students Released After Ekpoma Protest Remand
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 15/01/2026
Fifty-two students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who were remanded at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre following last weekend's violent protest, have been released, the Edo State government confirmed on Thursday.The students, along with other detainees, were freed after being remanded by a Benin High Court on charges including malicious damage and armed robbery. The release was announced by Patrick Ebojele, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo.The demonstration, originally staged to protest rising insecurity and kidnappings in Ekpoma, turned chaotic when hoodlums (…)
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