The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday in Abuja said it was pleased with the unconditional release of 13 students of the University of Lagos from detention at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison.
A statement by NANS President, Chinonso Obasi, says the release of the students averted a major crisis.
A Special Offences Mobile Court had on April 1 remanded the 13 students in Kirikiri Prisons, pending their bail application.
They were accused of engaging in unlawful invasion of Television Continental in Lagos.
The students were arraigned on a two-count charge of unlawful invasion and disruption of activities and all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The student body had on Monday issued a 24-hour ultimatum for their release failure of which they threatened to stage a protest at the prison.
Obasi commended the Magistrate of the Special Offences Mobile Court for the wisdom and circumspection displayed in the matter.
He urged the police authorities to always treat university undergraduates with care and caution, knowing the treacherous economic and social conditions they go through.
