It had been reported that the DSS officials were seen forcefully removing the protesting students, who were later taken into custody. 

Pro-democracy group, the Take-It-Back Movement (TIB), has condemned the alleged arrest of two Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) students, Oladepo Joshua and Ejike Kelechi, for peacefully protesting the appearance of Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, on the campus. 

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that two OAU students were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) following a protest against the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. 

It had been reported that the DSS officials were seen forcefully removing the protesting students, who were later taken into custody. 

However, the university management had claimed the students were not arrested.

According to TIB in a statement on Thursday, the students' peaceful dissent is not a crime and demanded their immediate and unconditional release. 

The group expressed concerns over President Bola Tinubu's administration increasingly targeting activists to silence dissenting voices.

TIB's statement shared on its official X handle on Thursday, reads: "We strongly condemn the arrest of OAU students Oladepo Joshua and Ejike Kelechi for peacefully protesting the appearance of Nyesom Wike on campus. 

"Peaceful dissent is not a crime.

#FreeJoshuaOladepo #FreeEjikeKelechi 

#June12Protest."

The students, Joshua and Kelechi, reportedly raised placards calling on Wike to compensate residents whose houses were demolished under his leadership during a public lecture at the university. 

While the university management denies the arrest, the incident has sparked controversy and raised questions about freedom of speech and activism in Nigeria.

The situation is still unfolding, and it's unclear how this incident will affect the university community and the broader activist movement in Nigeria.