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JUST IN: Yoruba Nation Movement Suffers Setback As Police Bar Rally In Ogun

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Apr 30, 2021.

Yoruba Nation Rally: Police Reacts As Another Rally Set To Hold On Friday

The actualization of Oduduwa nation by Yoruba agitators has again suffered another setback as the Ogun State Police Command barred a rally slated for May 1 in the state.
The statement read in part, “Consequently, the rally slated for Abeokuta on 1st May, 2021, is viewed by the Command as one too many in the state, and therefore not approved.”

The actualization of Oduduwa nation by Yoruba agitators has again suffered another setback as the Ogun State Police Command barred a rally slated for May 1 in the state.

The latest development was made known by the Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, via a statement on Thursday.

The statement read in part, “Consequently, the rally slated for Abeokuta on 1st May, 2021, is viewed by the Command as one too many in the state, and therefore not approved.

“Parents and guardians are hereby advised to warn their children and wards not to be involved in any of such gathering that may expose them to violence and consequently bring them on a collision course with the security agencies.”

The police described the rally as disturbing, noting that the previous rally in Ogun State caused “serious panic in the minds of the people”.

“The Command is not oblivious of the constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of association and expression, but we however want to caution that these rights should not be exercised to the detriment of other citizens.

“It will be recalled that the group had on 21/3/2021 staged a public rally at Isara Remo for the actualization of Oduduwa republic, where they blocked highways and made free-flow of traffic very difficult for other road users. The same group staged another rally in Shagamu on 16/4/2021 where they made an attempt to attack Shagamu police station for no reason.

“Yet, on 25/4/2021, they held another rally at Ajuwon where in the course of stopping them from distributing inciting letters, policemen and other security agents were jeered at and pelted with missiles. The same group is again planning to hold another mass rally on May 1st, 2021 at Abeokuta, making it the 4th rally in the State in quick succession.”

“It is also instructive to note that available intelligence shows that the organizers of these rallies are being sponsored by certain individuals outside the State and the country to destabilize Ogun State,” the statement added.

The latest development is coming after the same campaign organised by the leader of Ilana Odua, Banji Akintoye, was stopped by the police in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.