The National Association of Nigeria Students NANS has warned the Nigerian Army to desist from unlawful harassment, Arrest and detention of their colleagues in Nigeria.
NANS President , Comr. Sunday Asefon in a press statement made available to Control TV said intimidation and unjustifiable arrest of scores of Students by the by troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the Ilese Barracks in Ogun State was unjustifiable.
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See statement below:
*ARREST AND HARASSMENT OF TASUED STUDENTS BY THE NIGERIAN ARMY, AN OPEN DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST ARMLESS STUDENTS: RELEASE OUR STUDENTS IN 24HRS OR BE PREPARED TO KILL AS MANY AS POSSIBLE STUDENTS DURING OUR PLANNED INVASION.*
I have received briefings on the ridiculous harassment, intimidation and unjustifiable arrest of scores of Students by the by troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the Ilese Barracks in Ogun State. The Students Union President of TASUED was not spared in this oppression, repression, unjust, provoking and extra judicial incarceration.
The intimidation, harassment and summary incarceration without recourse to the rights and privileges of Nigerians or the rule of law as provided by the constitution is a bold reminder of the daylight impunity, overbearing posture, suppression, oppression and abuse of power during the military junta. It is therefore incumbent on us as the most populous, virile and ideological students movement in Africa to address the growing rate of similar fragrant abuse of state power by men of the military against armless students and Nigerians.
The Nigerian Army is naturally expected to concentrate her efforts in combating the multifaceted security crises in Nigeria and not have the luxury of time to spare to harrass students who are not carrying arms against the nation. That the Nigerian Army in Ilese have the luxury of harassing and intimidating armless students is a clear indication of their lack of commitment to national security and we believe it is only reasonable if the ranks and file at the Ilese Barrack are redeployed to the North East to fight real war against bandits and terrorists so that they can get busy.
I therefore, on the potency of the mandate of all Nigerian Students across board, give a 24hrs ultimatum for the unconditional release of all our students being held at the barrack. Failure to company with this ultimatum, I advise the Nigeria Army in Ogun State to immediately begin to mobilize arms and calling for re-enforcement as I will relocate the National Secretariat of NANS to Ogun State, specifically the Ilese Barrack, lead from the front with thousands of students mobilized across the nation and either get killed by the trigger happy soldiers or enforce the release of our students.
By this release, I therefore direct all our structures to get set and be on standby for Ilese Invasion after the expiry of this ultimatum. We have had enough intimidation, extortion and harassment from the Nigerian Police, we must not allow same by the Nigeria Army to degenerate to the level that cannot be controlled.
Again, get set to kill us all, or release our students immediately.
Dare to struggle! Dare to Win!
Viva Aluta!
Signed:
Asefon Sunday Dayo
The Revolutionary President of NANS
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