FUTO recalls 9 expelled student activists

The management of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, (FUTO) has recalled nine student activists who were suspended for leading a protest against tuition increase, in February 2017.
The school management said it decided to recall the students during a meeting of the university senate in July.
The recall, according to reports, came amid a legal action by the students, challenging the legality of their expulsion.
In a recall letter issued to the affected students on August 3, 2018, the university said it had reversed its decision during a meeting of its senate in July.
“The Senate at its 437th meeting held on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, ratified the amnesty granted by the vice chancellor to the students who were expelled for their involvement in the planning and execution of the violent demonstration of February 17.
“Your recall is however subject to the paying of the surcharges and signing an undertaking, along with your parents to be of good behaviour for the rest of your studentship in the university,” the letter reads in part.