Suspected Oodua Nation Agitators Seize Radio Station In Ibadan

By Ayodele Oni

Less than 24 hours to the swearing in of a new President of Yoruba extraction, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital played host to some suspected agitators of Oodua Nation who announced secession.

At the early hours of Sunday, the agitators moved to actualize their demands as they went on rampage and hijacked Radio Nigeria Amuludun FM, Moniya, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

Amuludun FM is one of the subsidiaries of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (FRCN).

According to reports, the suspected agitators, who were about twenty, stormed the station with loads of charms at half past five in the morning and hijacked the live studio, while a sponsored programme was ongoing and commenced live broadcast of their programme.

Some of them were seen in attires worn by adherents of a particular Yoruba diety.

Among their claims are “Oodua Nation has come to stay” “Yoruba no more under Federal Republic of Nigeria”  “United Nations will soon declare Oodua Nation” among others things.

They made broadcasts for about an hour before the arrival of combined teams of Police Operation Burst and Nigerian Army  were able to recover the station from the agitators, while five suspects were arrested and taken to the Oyo State Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan for interrogation.

Confirming the incident, General Manager of the station, Mr. Stephen Agbaje, said Security Operatives have restored normalcy to the station and that Amuludun 99.1 FM has resumed live broadcast of programmes.

Meanwhile, security operatives are on ground to maintain peace and some of them have been apprehended.