Popular Nigerian Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has revealed that he was forced to study law after spending many times in prison.

WuzupNigeria reported that Adeyanju on March 15, announced that he graduated with a First Class degree in Law from Baze University, Abuja.

The activist who has “undergone several certificate courses from the United Kingdom” made the disclosure in a recent interview with The PUNCH.

Adeyanju revealed how he was unable to complete his first degree in Mass Communication at the Bayero University, Kano.

He added that he was in his final year when he was “politically persecuted and prosecuted for my activism as a students’ union leader” and as a result, he was unable to complete the programme which he started in the year 2000.

“I was later charged with an offence I knew nothing about. However, the court saw through the trumped-up charge and acquitted me. But I have now also commenced the process of completing my outstanding semester in the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano.”

Speaking on what informed your choice to study law, Adeyanju said, “I have been a victim of several trumped-up criminal charges and civil lawsuits.

“In the course of going in and out of court, it occurred to me that I need a basic understanding of the law to better appreciate the issues and put up my defence.

“This was my initial motivation to study law. My numerous sojourns in prison exposed me to several persecutions suffered by Nigerians. This was further motivation to study law and fight these atrocities.

“In recent years, I have witnessed people living below the poverty line and state actors using instruments of the state to oppress innocent citizens. I, therefore, made a decision to study law to enable me to defend these innocent citizens and fight for the rule of law.”