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Against the background of the industrial dispute embarked upon by the college of Education Academic staff Union (COEASU) of the Adeniran Ogunsanya Collage of Education (AOCOED) Ijanikin, Lagos, no fewer than 7 members of the Union were arrested by the Police on the 5th December, 2019 inside the college for exercising a developmental and constitutional action.

The lecturers Who resumed strike action on 3rd December, after leaving the LASG to meet their age long demands, were said to have gone to the office of the college provost, Dr Ladele Aina to prevail on her to lead a team back to Alausa, the Lagos State seat of power to press for the government to hearken to the pressing needs of (COEASU-AOCOED) and that of entire college community. But rather than act in favour of the lecturers, the management invited Police From Ijanikin division and Area K command, numbering 20 and fully armed to arrest Seven members of the peacefully COEASU member. VONN reporter Recall that part of the demand of the AOCOED lecturers includes :Unpaid 53.37% allowance and arrears #350 million bail out fund'.epileptic redistribution of IGRPs (Internally Generated Revenue Programmes) '. Unpaid outstanding honorarium', management inability to established college and school based bookshops and ', inexplicable promotion for academic staff.

The COEASU-AOCOED resorted to a strike action after meetings with management and officials of the state government in Vain and after waiting for 3 months for government to respond.

According to the exco of the lecturers Union, the COEASU was mandated to declare, the resumed Strike by the congress Who almost impeached the present exco.

At the Area K command where the COEASU members where whisked to the Area commander Who found the lecturers without blemish was civil enough to have listened to the praying Voices of COEASU and concerned individuals Who in intervened and released the lecturers after several hours of detention.
The chairman of the AOCOED - COEASU, comrade Ajayi S I, has said that no amount of intimidation by the management would subdue their lawful agitation until the needs are met by the state government. He wondered why AOCOED, the oldest college in Lagos State is being neglected compared to the experiences of other institution's of the state.

Princess reporting.

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