By Vincent Ujumadu
AWKA — The Coordinator of the Owerri Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Dennis Aribodor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has condemned the arrest and detention of two officials of the union at Imo State University (IMSU), saying ASUU cannot be intimidated in the course of carrying out its legitimate duties.
Aribodor, in a statement issued in Awka, identified the arrested officials as the IMSU ASUU Vice Chairperson, Chinedu Egbuchu, and Investment Secretary, Nnamdi Chibo.
He said the officials were arrested while monitoring the ongoing strike at the university.
According to him, the two officials were monitoring activities at the Faculty of Media and Communication Studies, where examinations were being conducted, when they encountered the university’s Public Relations Officer.
