Igboho, Yoruba Groups Dare PMB Govt, Vow To Go Ahead With Lagos Rally Scheduled For Today

TWENTY-FOUR hours after he was declared wanted by federal authorities, leading Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has said the Yoruba Nation rally planned for today in Lagos would go on.

The sensitisation rally, put together by Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), led by Second Republic senator and emeritus professor, Banji Akintoye, had held in five other states of the South West. IOO, the umbrella body for Yoruba self-determination groups, in a statement on Friday, said the rally would go on as planned despite the avowed official opposition to the gathering which is expected to be held at Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota.

After Thursday’s bloody raid on Adeyemo’s Ibadan, Oyo State residence by officials of the State Security Service (SSS), he was deemed to be on the run and consequently declared wanted. Adeyemo, who has acquired the reputation of a freedom fighter, briefly cancelled his appearance on Thursday in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) but returned to the social media same day to confirm his participation in today’s rally.

In a Facebook live broadcast, Adeyemo, through his media aide, Olayomi Koiki, said all was set for the imminent faceoff with the nation’s security.

He said: “I can still confirm officially that the Lagos rally, regardless of whatever news or rumours you have been listening to from different outlets, will go as planned.

“The 3rd of July mega rally will go as planned. All arrangements for the rally have been concluded and nothing has changed.

“I have spoken to the organisers, nothing has changed so far, 3rd of July, from exactly 9.00 a.m.”