Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- Activists on Wednesday took to the streets of Lagos to pressure the Lagos State government to reinstate five dismissed lecturers of the Lagos State University (LASU), a case that has remained unresolved since 2019.

The protesters moved from the Ikeja Under Bridge to the Lagos State House of Assembly, where they submitted a petition calling for the recall of the lecturers, known as the "LASU Five."

They carried placards with inscriptions such as "The unjust dismissal of ASUU-LASU 5 is academic terrorism. Let scholars breathe!!!" and "Sanwo-Olu - intimidation is not leadership. Recall LASU 5 now."

Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, Abudu Olumayowa, who led the protesters, said the Lagos State government must "res...