Student Union Government (SUG) President of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oluwadamilola Peter Edema and 18 others detained at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan have been released.
The students, according to the command’s spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, were arrested last Friday for assaulting policemen, breach of public peace and invasion.
But the students claimed that they were at the command to bail two of their colleagues, who were wrongly arrested.
Edema and Treasurer Mariam Anifowose confirmed the release.
The students did not give details of their ordeal and the conditions in which they were released.
Ajisebutu said they were released, following the school’s intervention.
Police release 19 arrested students
