The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it is mobilising for peaceful protests in Ekiti State after the remand of James Adio, the immediate past Students’ Union Government (SUG) president of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). NANS National President Akinteye Babatunde describes Adio’s remand as a miscarriage of justice and says Adio had previously been the complainant in a case he brought before a Magistrate Court in Ekiti. NANS alleges that Adio and other defendants were remanded despite his complaint, and it attributes the outcome to what it calls an improper focus by the magistrate on the private conduct of the parties rather than the cyberbullying aspect of the matter.
NANS also says Adio and the other defendants were remanded until August 4, 2026. The association further claims that an open letter it sent to Ekiti’s Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the Chief Judge, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice raises concerns about differential treatment at FUOYE—specifically that the university suspended only the female involved while Adio allegedly remained able to take examinations.
NANS directs its Ekiti members, via the NANS Joint Campus Committee and its administration head, to organise the protest at relevant judicial and justice institutions.
