Ali Must Go

Ali Must Go Protests
Ali Must Go Protests
Date	17 April 1978
Location	Nigeria
Caused by	Increase in fees
Goals	Reversal of fee increment ; Democratization ; Genuine independence ; Enhancement of the quality of life of the masses
Methods	Lecture boycotts ; Public demonstration
Lead figures
	Federal Military Council ; Nigerian University Commission ; Nigerian Army Nigerian Police ; Segun Okeowo ; Ahmadu Ali
Casualties
Death(s)	Akintunde Ojo ; 8 unnamed students in Zaria
Injuries	>20 students

The 1978 Ali Must Go Protests or the 1978 students' crisis were student protests in Nigeria following an increase in fees.^[1] It has been described as one of the most violent student agitations in Nigeria^[2] and sparked the greatest political crisis of the 1975–1979 Mohammed/Obasanjo military administration.^[3]

^ "How 50 kobo increase in food caused nationwide students' protest". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
^ "Ex-student unionist, Segun Okeowo of Ali must go fame dies at 73". Vanguard News. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
^ OJO, J. D. (1980-12-01). "The Constitutional Aspects of April 1978 Students' Demonstrations in the Nigerian Universities: A Critical Analysis". Philippine Political Science Journal. 8 (12): 8–21. doi:10.1080/01154451.1980.9754110. ISSN 0115-4451.

[:0-1] "How 50 kobo increase in food caused nationwide students' protest". Pulse Nigeria. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

[:1-2] "Ex-student unionist, Segun Okeowo of Ali must go fame dies at 73". Vanguard News. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-07.

[:3-3] OJO, J. D. (1980-12-01). "The Constitutional Aspects of April 1978 Students' Demonstrations in the Nigerian Universities: A Critical Analysis". Philippine Political Science Journal. 8 (12): 8–21. doi:10.1080/01154451.1980.9754110. ISSN 0115-4451.

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