{"id":2248,"date":"2026-07-25T07:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2026-07-25T07:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T06:56:25","slug":"delsu-sug-calls-off-planned-protest-in-asaba-secures-release-of-arrested-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=2248","title":{"rendered":"DELSU SUG Calls Off Planned Asaba Protest, Secures Release Of Arrested Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Students’ Union Government, SUG, of Delta State University, Abraka, has called off the planned peaceful protest scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Government House, Asaba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement was contained in a statement dated July 23, 2026 and signed by the Executive President, Comr. Kingsley Dumuje, and the Secretary General, Comr. Victory Oliseyum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the SUG, the decision followed \u201cextensive engagement with the Police Command on an operation led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olumuyiwa Adejobi,\u201d which held at about 10:00 PM on July 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union stated that during the police operation, \u201ca number of innocent students were unfortunately arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it added that following urgent dialogue and intervention by the police command, all affected students have been released to their parents and guardians \u201cto continue their studies without further hindrance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ ALSO: DELSU SUG Organises Successful Free Medical Outreach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SUG leadership commended the Nigeria Police Force for what it described as \u201cprofessionalism and swift response in addressing the issues involving our students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union also expressed gratitude to the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, \u201cfrom the National Body to the Zonal and State levels,\u201d for their solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other bodies and individuals acknowledged include the School Chief Security Officer, the National Union of Urhobo Students, NUUS, all SUG Presidents in the state, and Comr. Kelly Efemena Umukoro for efforts in ensuring the matter was \u201curgently resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SUG thanked the general student populace, Delsuites, for their \u201cmassive support and readiness to occupy Asaba for the cause of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the statement, the union also advised all students \u201cto steer clear of drugs and other vices that may compromise their future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planned protest was expected to hold at the Government House, Asaba. No new date has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a different development, the Students\u2019 Union Government (SUG) of Delta State University, Abraka, has launched a \u201cCGPA Recovery Initiative\u201d designed to help students manage their time effectively, develop better study habits, and understand how to calculate and improve their grades before graduation.  <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The targeted program focuses on essential academic skills, including strategic note-taking and long-term academic planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Students’ Union Government, SUG, of Delta State University, Abraka, has called off the planned peaceful protest scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2026, at the Government House, Asaba. The announcement was contained in a statement dated July 23, 2026 and signed by the Executive President, Comr. Kingsley Dumuje, and the Secretary General, Comr. Victory Oliseyum. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"iawp_total_views":56,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,52,14],"tags":[25,26,239,601,114],"class_list":["post-2248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-politics","category-trendingnews","tag-delsu","tag-education","tag-police-brutality","tag-protest","tag-sug"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2248"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2253,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248\/revisions\/2253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}