The students were arrested for Facebook posts which allegedly portrayed the school ''in a bad light'' last year.
Justice Babatunde Quadri of the Federal High Court in Awka has dismissed all charges against six students and a lecturer ofThe students were arrested for Facebook posts which allegedly portrayed the school ”in a bad light” last year.
“Good lecturers are scarce. Madonna University administration should be nice to our lecturers, or a good number of them will resign,” one of the Facebook posts read. Mr Okafor said with the withdrawal of the case, a formal application would be made for the release of all items belonging to the students, which were seized during the police investigation.Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the lawyer representing the defendants, Chinedu Igwe, said the prosecutor presented some documents from the office of the AGF on the grounds of a peaceful settlement.
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