Planned Arrest Of Yoruba Activist, Sunday Igboho Will Be Resisted – Yoruba Group Warned |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

Oodua Action Movement (OAM) one of the Yoruba movements agitating for autonomy, has warned against any attempt by the Federal Government to arrest Sunday Igboho.

Using any arm of Security operatives to arrest the activist will be fiercely resisted by the Yoruba nation, the Group cautioned in a statement.

The Yoruba activist was reportedly accosted by security operatives attached to Operation Burst, on Friday on his way to Lagos.

The Department of State Security, (DSS) has however denied Involvement of its officials in the botched arrest. And so has the Oyo State Police Command.

In a statement at the weekend, signed by the OAM Global Coordinator, Chief Demola Edwards, the group condemned the attempt to ambush and arrest Igboho as he has never committed any crime.

Edward warned against the arrest of the Activist, saying that despite various nefarious activities by the killer Fulani Herdsmen in the country particularly in the South West, President Mohammadu Buhari has not deemed it fit to arrest and prosecute them.

“This action of the Security Operatives is condemnable in totality and not acceptable.

“And let it be known to the people at the helm of affairs in this country that we will not fold our arms while innocent citizens in the South West are being harrassed and molested just for exercising their fundamental human right.

“Sunday Igboho is a human rights activist and not a bandit and he will never be like those killer bandits being pampered under the administration of President Buhari.

“It is rather unfortunate that  Igboho was ordered to be arrested, surely we will resist it!

“What President Mohammadu Buhari should do and  concentrate on now is how to expedite action on the demand of the group for autonomy of Yoruba Nation, which would enable the region to manage its resources and develop at its own pace.

“There is no denying the fact that Nigeria has descended deeper into crisis especially under the present administration.

“The only enduring solution to the myriads of problems in this country lies in each of the nationalities having control over its resources.

“Pointedly, there is need for self determination of Yoruba Nation that would guarantee speed and monumental development of the Region”, he added.