As Igboho calls off rally after wifes kidnap
The Lagos State Police Command yesterday announced that the planned Yoruba nation rally, slated to hold in the state on Saturday will not be allowed.
This was disclosed by the state Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, at a media briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja.
He said, 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.
According to him, Report available to the police command indicates that some disgruntled elements have perfected plans to infiltrate the ranks of protesters, cause mayhem and seize the opportunity to attack and loot properties of the law-abiding citizens of this state.
Similarly, it has gotten to the knowledge of the command that the organisers foot soldiers and mobilisers have concluded plans to embark on procession on the streets of Lagos as part of the programme for the mega rally.
“The effect of this, if allowed to come to fruition, is better known than imagined on the security, traffic and economic activities of a cosmopolitan state like Lagos.
However, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has maintained that the Yoruba nation rally will hold in the state as scheduled.
Meanwhile, the self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has cancelled the mega rally slated for Saturday in Lagos following the attack on his home.
Unknown gunmen had in the early hours of yesterday reportedly raided the activists house in Ibadan, Oyo State, and abducted his wife and six other persons.
Two persons were allegedly killed while cars and valuable items were destroyed during the attack.
Igboho, who announced the cancellation of the rally while speaking with BBC News Pidgin Service yesterday, claimed the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army were behind the attack on his home. According to him, the Lagos rally was meant to be a peaceful one. The Army has however denied the claim.
Recall that promoters of the Yoruba separatist agenda, led by Igboho had organised several rallies in the South-West in the last few weeks.
