The National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Lagos State, has expressed sorrow over the passing of veteran labour leader and pro-democracy activist, Abiodun Aremu, describing him as a “revolutionary soldier of justice and the people’s struggle.”
PUNCH Online reports that Aremu died on Sunday, October 12, 2025, after he was reportedly hit by a vehicle around 6 p.m. while crossing the road near his residence in Ota, Ogun State.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where efforts to resuscitate him failed, and he was later pronounced dead.
The veteran labour leader and Secretary of the Joint Action Front had initially been scheduled for interment on Monday, October 13. But the Nigeria Labour Movement announced that the date was moved to Thursday, October 23, 2025 to enable broader participation in his funeral.