How the first documented police brutality happened in the university of Ibadan, Nigeria 1971.
Adekunle Adepeju was a second-year student of the agricultural Economic department, university of Ibadan.
As at the time of the incident.
Adekunle Adepeju was a second-year student of the agricultural Economic department, university of Ibadan.
As at the time of the incident.
Prior to his death,the students of the university of Ibadan,
Protested because of the poor state of the university which included the quality of the catering services.
Exacerbated by the apparent dishonesty of the hall manageress.
Protested because of the poor state of the university which included the quality of the catering services.
Exacerbated by the apparent dishonesty of the hall manageress.
The student felt the manageress was inefficient and had poor public relations,
And so they petitioned the vice chancellor, professor Lambo,for her immediate removal.
The management was reluctant to remove the manageress and this
And so they petitioned the vice chancellor, professor Lambo,for her immediate removal.
The management was reluctant to remove the manageress and this
Resulted in the demonstration which was started by students of Nnamdi Azikwe hall, university of Ibadan.
The vice chancellor invited the police to help contain the student's protests which began on Saturday, January 30,1971.
According to several accounts,
The vice chancellor invited the police to help contain the student's protests which began on Saturday, January 30,1971.
According to several accounts,
Kunle Adepeju was a quiet young man who was noted for going about the campus with his flute.
But on the 1st of Feb,1971, right in the front of Queen Elizabeth 11 hall, university of Ibadan.
Kunle Adepeju was hit by a stray bullet which a police officer
But on the 1st of Feb,1971, right in the front of Queen Elizabeth 11 hall, university of Ibadan.
Kunle Adepeju was hit by a stray bullet which a police officer
Had fired into the protesting crowd.
His lifeless body was laid near the bus stop to Queen's hall and covered in a white bedsheet.
It was reported that he was helping a fellow student whose leg had been shot.
Many students were wounded, this killing
His lifeless body was laid near the bus stop to Queen's hall and covered in a white bedsheet.
It was reported that he was helping a fellow student whose leg had been shot.
Many students were wounded, this killing
Created a strong reaction from the public.
A four(4) days protest ensued in Ibadan and spread to Lagos.
According to Reuters,demonstrators burned down police posts and hunted policemen who took off their uniforms to escape the violence.
A four(4) days protest ensued in Ibadan and spread to Lagos.
According to Reuters,demonstrators burned down police posts and hunted policemen who took off their uniforms to escape the violence.
In memory of a true hero, Adekunle Ademuyiwa Adepeju,the entirety of Nigerian students remember his great bravery.
Today, on the arrival to the university of Ibadan campus.
One of the many structures one would see is the
Today, on the arrival to the university of Ibadan campus.
One of the many structures one would see is the
University of Ibadan Students' Union building popularly known as the "Kunle Adepeju building".
Which has the late Kunle Adepeju statue.
Rest on hero.
Which has the late Kunle Adepeju statue.
Rest on hero.
Story credit; Yorùbá history and fact.
Photo credit; Wikimedia, Yorùbá history and fact.
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Photo credit; Wikimedia, Yorùbá history and fact.
Stay tuned for more amazing stories.
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