Amnesty International Nigeria has called on the University of Ibadan (UI) to reverse the four-semester suspension of three students—Aduwo Ayodele (History), Mide Gbadegesin (Institute of African Studies), and Nice Linus (Law)—over their participation in a peaceful protest during the Students’ Union inauguration on May 13, 2024.
The three students, in a petition submitted to Amnesty International on July 11, 2025, claimed they were forcibly removed from the event by university security personnel, physically assaulted, and handed over to the Nigerian Army. They were subsequently charged with gross misconduct and handed a four-semester suspension after several disciplinary hearings.
Amnesty International, in its letter dated July 14, 2025, stated: “The raising of placards with scandalous inscriptions against school fees increment is in exercise of the trio students’ rights to freedom of expression and assembly and does not fall within the allowable restrictions.”
It further demanded that UI reverse the suspension of four semesters levelled against the students and restore their status to enable them to return to their academic activities.
Oluwatobiloba Osunwole