The reasons for this petition is to curtail the authoritarian decisions of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Abel Olayinka, in rusticating and arresting students and students' leaders of the University of Ibadan for speaking out democratically, thereby violating their rights to freedom of movement, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly as contained in the Nigerian constitution. He also closed down the University arbitrarily, for his personal reasons.

Some details of his arbitrary actions HERE: http://saharareporters.com/2016/05/30/university-i...