Nigeria, July 20 -- The renaming of the University of Maiduguri after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari continued to divide opinions among Nigerians, and in Borno, the host state of the renamed university.

Also, some analysts questioned the legality of the institution's renaming by President Bola Tinubu without consultation with the National Assembly.

This is not the first time Nigerians have challenged the renaming of public facilities after political figures.

Last month, students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, also took to the streets after Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde renamed the school after its first rector, who later became the governor of Old Oyo State in 1983, the late Omololu Olunloyo.

Earler, in 2012, a public outra...