-As government agencies continues to hunt sponsors, agitators
The government of Oyo State and federal security agencies has continued to haunt sponsors and individuals allegedly linked to Yoruba Nation perturbation.
According to an online report, it says: “The Oyo State Police, alongside the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security forces, are actively pursuing suspected sponsors and members of the group that attempted to take over the Oyo State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan, in April 2024.”
The report stated further: “The incident involved a small group of armed individuals who stormed the state secretariat, hoisting the Yoruba Nation flag shortly after Mrs. Modupe Abiola Onitiri—one of the wives of the late presidential candidate Moshood Kashimawo Abiola—declared the independence of the Oodua/Yoruba Nation. Abiola was widely believed to have won Nigeria’s annulled 1993 presidential election, which was considered one of the fairest in the country’s history.
Security forces swiftly responded to the attack, arresting most of the agitators, while a few managed to escape with gunshot wounds. Since then, authorities have been tracking down alleged suspects and sponsors based on intelligence gathered from those arrested. Several prominent members of social and cultural organizations have been detained for questioning, and some groups have been proscribed and banned.
Among the organizations reportedly under scrutiny are the Elite Progressive Club, Unity Band Club, Yoruba Unity Association, and Ifedapo Social Club. Several of their principal officers have been targeted, with some going into hiding or reported missing. There are also allegations that security operatives have raided the homes and businesses of some of these individuals across the country.”
The government security agencies last week Thursday ransacked, burnt and destroyed buildings that were allegedly homes of individuals and sponsors connected with the Yoruba Nation agitation. This includes a storey-building located in the Oluyole area of Ibadan.
According to information derived from online source, it reads: “In a viral video, it was revealed that the house was pulled down following the discovery by security agents that the house was also being used as an armoury.
“Vanguard gathered that she recorded the broadcast there then left the house before sending it on social media.
“A source, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said the suspect who has been on the run was using one of the rooms downstairs to store weapons, camouflage uniforms, boots and other items.
Though, there was no one to confirm it, the state government has reportedly confiscated the building.
“Security men and those who carried out the demolition order were seen hanging around the house.
“A room where the broadcast was believed to have been made was turned upside down with all personal effects littering the floor,” the report reads.
Some of the agitators on the prowl include Modupe Onitire Abiola, Mr Mustapha Bashiru, Akinola Ayodeji , Olugbenga Akanni , Alhaji Jamiu Fakoya , Chief Oladokun Ajao , and Saheed Ogundare among many others.
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