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General News of Friday, 2 July 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Yoruba Nation rally will hold in Lagos - Sunday Igboho insists

Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Yoruba activist

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has announced that the Yoruba Nation rally will proceed as planned.

Although the Department of State Security(DSS) raided his house and killed two people as well as apprehended thirteen others, he has stated that the rally will commence in Lagos.

However, the Lagos Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has warned Igboho and other agitators not to proceed with the rally.

Adding that the rally is illegal and anyone found participating in the rally will be punished by the law.

According to The Nation, Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, made the revelation on Friday, June 2, 2021, that the rally will come off at Ojota in Lagos.

He said: “I can still confirm officially that the Lagos rally in as much as whatever news or rumours you’ve 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 has been planned and nothing has changed.

“I have spoken to the organisers, nothing has changed so far. 3rd of July from exactly 9:00am in the morning. The whole arrangement and planning is going on.”

“I’ve spoken with the general Secretary of Ilana Omo Odua, George Akinola and also in the early hours before noon, I spoke with Banji Akintoye and he is working tirelessly for the release of those taken away.

“The rally in Lagos is going to be a peaceful rally, it is going to be a mega rally, do not be disturbed about what happened. So many development took place at Igboho’s house.

“We might get a form of video from Igboho about the Lagos rally, which might be released, we’ll be deciding that in the next 24 hours.”

He added: “He (Igboho) asked me to tell you all, not to be weighed down about what happened, he is standing with the Yoruba Nation agenda”.