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Campus journalist detained over criticism article

A Mass Communication student Emmanuel Babalola of Gaposa who wrote a journal about the maltreatment given to Sowore sometime ago before his release. The story was published on the school journal and it led to the HOD's dismissal and some other school staffs.

The student had since then been facing various harassment on grounds that the school rector claimed he wrote against APC government which he belongs to one politically.
Emmanuel was recently arrested by some set of people who claimed to be NAPS with a Police officer accompanied by some cultists, it is believed that this was organized by the school Rector who is always mistreating the students and vandalising the school Staffs.

Though Babalola was briefly moved to the DSS office at the Remo area of Ogun State, he was then paraded at the Magistrate Court, Abeokuta, from where he was remanded at Ibara Maximum Prison on a six-count charge of alleged breach of public peace and incitement of violence to which he pleaded not guilty.

The judge however, granted Babalola bail on a bond of N150,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The case was adjourned until January 27 for hearing.

Babalola’s lawyer Inibehe Effiong also confirmed the development in a set of tweets on Friday.


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