Yoruba nation agitators appear poised for a showdown with the Lagos State government and security agencies over today’s pro-Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold at the Ojota area in the state. 

Despite police warning that no rally is allowed in the state on Saturday, the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has said that the rally scheduled to hold in Lagos State on Saturday will go on as scheduled. 

Earlier, Hakeem Odumosu, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos at a media briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday said the rally will not be allowed to lock down the normal daily activities of the residents of Lagos. 


On no account will any actual or rumoured activity, including the planned mega rally, be allowed to lock down the state or hinder the normal daily activities of the good people of Lagos State.” 

However, Ilana Omo Oodua, which is headed by a renowned historian, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, in a statement yesterday titled, “Yoruba Nation’s Rally To Hold Tomorrow in Lagos – Ilana Omo Oodua … Writes Sanwoolu, Odumosu, says “It is the duty of Police to ensure the rally is not hijacked by hoodlums.” 

The self-determination group said it had written a letter to CP Odumosu, and copied the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, to assure them that the rally will be peaceful, orderly and not hijacked by hoodlums as earlier insinuated by Police. 

“Our rally scheduled to hold on Saturday will still hold without any fear or intimidation and we promise to be peaceful like we have always been. 

“We have been peaceful, orderly and lawful at everywhere we have visited, therefore, we call on the Lagos State Police Command to ensure that the rally is not hijacked by hoodlums. 


We are happy that the Police already know that hoodlums are likely to hijack the rally. Now, we call on the police to ensure such does not happen like it didn’t happen in Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun States respectively where we’ve held our rallies. 

“It is the duty of the Police to safeguard our peaceful demonstration and protect us. On our own part, we promise to cooperate with the police towards ensuring that the rally is peaceful and orderly.” 

Also speaking yesterday on the planned rally, Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho said the rally will go ahead despite the order by the police. 

Igboho, who spoke through Olayomi Koiki, his media aide said the police should be held liable if the rally turns violent. 

He said, “I heard that the Commissioner of Police said no rally will hold, tell them to expect us. We will know who owns Lagos on Saturday between Yoruba people or Sanwo-Olu or police. We will all meet on Saturday during the rally. 

“If everything will be ruined, let it be on Saturday. They have the choice of letting us have our protest peacefully or causing violent. Police should be held responsible for any violence.” 

Reacting to the development, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) said the Lagos State government and the security agencies may stop the rally if they feel the security of the country and people’s lives will be endangered. 

Speaking with Saturday INDEPENDENT, Sagay said while the constitution permits rallies, the government can stop it if it will cause harm to people or lead to breach of security. 

He said “As a country, we have a culture and constitution which permit rights of freedom, free speeches, rallies and so on. That aspect will definitely support Sunday Igboho’s attempt. 




https://independent.ng/showdown-looms-in-lagos-as-yoruba-nation-agitators-insist-on-rally/

We are ready!

Is it not the duty of the security agencies to ensure rallies and protests are peaceful? In Nigeria, reverse is the case.

They would shoot peaceful protesters and tag them terrorists and criminals.

Even in the UK and advanced countries, police supervise rallies

But in an unfortunate geographical place like this, those COWARDS in uniform will threaten to kill you if you come out to exercise your fundamental human rights.

Under your bed, abi

Angelparadise:
We are ready!

Protest that brought you guys to power is now a taboo under una regime

Forget, no protest .

Anything can happen!

Today is Saturday o, we are waiting.
Dem go make mouth finish no action to backup the chest beating.

Where are they?

So Fulani's are so useless that they can stay on their own

Real chestbeaters

dat9jaguy:
Today is Saturday o, we are waiting.
Dem go make mouth finish no action to backup the chest beating.

dat9jaguy:
Today is Saturday o, we are waiting.
Dem go make mouth finish no action to backup the chest beating.

Still typing from the psychiatric hospital?

StreetFight:


Still typing from the psychiatric hospital?

Yeah I'm there to visit you.

That means wehrey meets wehrey

dat9jaguy:



Yeah I'm there to visit you.

nairavsdollars:
That means wehrey meets wehrey

Hahaha