People anticipating to partake in the mass rally of Yoruba Nation slated for May 1 in Abeokuta have been warned by the Ogun Police State Command not to attend the rally.
The command said “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.”
On Thursday, the police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement that the police command was perturbed by the number of activities laid down by the Oduduwa nation agitators. According to him, the command was disturbed by the staging of series of public rallies in different parts of the parts of state “hence causing serious panic in the minds of the people, and are yet no relenting.”
He acknowledged the fact that citizens have rights to freedom of association and expression, but then he noted that these rights should not be exercised to the disservice of other people.
Abimbola Oyeyemi continued; “the group had on 21/3/2023 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 16/4/2023 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.”
Oyeyemi made it known that as the group plans on a having a mega rally in Abeokuta, there is higher possibility that it could take a turn if it is hijacked by hoodlums. He added;
“We have exhibited restraint and absolute calm even in the face of extreme provocations by the organizers of the rallies and their cohorts.
“However, it is important to note that the police will not perpetually stand by and watch public conduct of some citizens hold others to ransom and threaten the corporate existence of the country. The Command is especially worried that if care is not taken, the pains and agonies that similar agitations and rallies are presently causing in some parts of the country may be repeated in our very peaceful Ogun State.
“The Command, therefore, wishes to appeal to the leaders of this group to shelve the idea of staging another public rally in any part of the State for now, as such is capable of undermining the relative peace being enjoyed in the entire State.
“Consequently, the rally slated for Abeokuta on 1st May, 2023, 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 understanding and cooperation of all the good people of Ogun State, including the organizers of the rallies, is hereby solicited by the Command and will be highly appreciated, please.”
Source: Newzandar News.com
Related Post:
- BREAKING: Awareness For Oduduwa Republic Begins In Ibadan, Oyo State As Yoruba Agitators Thank Nnamdi Kanu, Biafrans
- Islamic group issues strong warning to Oduduwa Republic agitators
- Oduduwa Republic: Police Warns Organizers of Yoruba Nation Rally
- Sunday Igboho Reveals Time, Venue For Mega Oduduwa Republic Rally In Lagos
- Oduduwa Republic Oct 1 Rally Divides Yoruba Leaders (Full Details)
- Wole Soyinka Backs Biafra, Oduduwa Republics’ Agitators, Says It’s Their Right To Secede
- Wole Soyinka Supports Biafra, Oduduwa Republics’ Agitators
- Oduduwa, Biafra Citizens Won’t Be Valued Like Nigerian Citizens—Obasanjo Warns Secessionists, Agitators
- Oduduwa Considers Collaboration With Biafra Agitators
- Leave us out of your maps – Ijaw youths issues warning to Biafra, Oduduwa agitators