The TakeitBack Movement has called on the management of the Madonna University, Rivers State, to immediately withdraw all charges made against six of its students and a lecturer from the Federal High Court, Awka.
The students had since been detained at the Awka prison as the university management had reportedly perfected move to keep them in detention for a long period. The prosecutor, Mr A. N. Obo, said the publications on the social media were injurious to the image of the proprietor and the institution and stated that the offences are punishable under sections 27 and 24 of the Cyber Crimes Act, 2015.
“They said they came to arrest me following a petition. I read the petition and it was from the lawyer of Madonna University.Reacting, Sanyaolu Juwon, National Coordinator of TakeitBack movement, said the arrest and continuous detention is against Section 39 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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