Breaking: Police Send Strong Warning to Yoruba Group Amid Plans for Fresh Rally
- The Lagos state police command has warned Yoruba agitators to steer clear of the nation's commercial capital
- The organisers of the rally which is scheduled to hold on Friday, July 16, have insisted to embark on another rally
- The police maintained that it will not tolerate any act capable of causing the breakdown of law and order in Lagos state
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Lagos state - The Lagos state police command on Thursday, July 15, began a show of force in the state to warn a Yoruba group against going ahead with the rally slated to hold on Friday, July 16.
The Punch reports that Yoruba Appraisal Forum, a non-government organisation announced plans to embark on another rally at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota.
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The command’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi in a statement on Thursday also vowed to thwart plans for any rally or mass gathering in any part of Lagos State.
Adejobi explained that such will be tantamount to jeopardising the security system of the state at this moment and expose the participants of the proposed rally and innocent people of Lagos State.
The statement read:
“The command strongly warns against any rally or mass gathering in any part of Lagos State, as such will be tantamount to jeopardising the security system of the state at this moment and expose the participants of the proposed rally and innocent people of Lagos State to avoidable security infraction, traffic problem, health hazard, and other social/economic vices."
Traditional worshippers join Yoruba nation rally in Lagos
Earlier, agitators of the Yoruba nation on Saturday, July 3, came out in their numbers despite the heavy presence of armed security operatives around Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos.
Some of the agitators were dressed in cultural regalia synonymous with African traditional religion.
The separatist who are demanding secession from Nigeria were chanting different songs of freedom and flying their flags.
Security operatives take over Yoruba Nation rally venue
Meanwhile, there was heavy security presence at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of Lagos.
Their mission was to stop the proposed Yoruba nation rally by separatists agitators.
According to the report, no Yoruba nation agitator was at the venue as of 09:19 am while vehicular movement and business activities continued uninterrupted along the axis.
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