The Ogun State Police Command has banned the Yoruba Nation rally set to take place in Abeokuta, the state capital on Saturday, May 1, 2021.
This was made known to Newsmen in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi on Thursday, April 29, 2021.
As such he advised parents and guardians to keep their children away from any gatherings that could turn violent and could expose them to danger.
“As a result, the rally scheduled for Abeokuta on May 1st, 2021, is viewed by the Command as one too many in the state, and thus not approved.”
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“Parents and guardians are hereby advised to warn their children and wards not to participate in any such gatherings that may expose them to violence and, as a result, bring them into conflict with security agencies,” he said.
Dynamicnewshub.com gathered that different ethnic groups in Nigeria, such as Oduduwa the Yoruba Nation and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been calling for the split of the country into different parts as a result of the heinous crime and incessant killings in the country.
