Police Arrest Five Yoruba Nation Agitators Over Attack On Radio Nigeria
The Yoruba Nation Separatists, attacked Radio
Nigeria, Amuludun 99.1FM around 6 pm on Sunday.
Currently, the suspects are in police custody. Their names are Noah Atoyebi ‘M’
30yrs, Gbenga Adeleke ‘M’ 25yrs, Abdulganiyu Kolawole ‘M’ 35yrs, Bashiru
Kehinde O. ‘F’, and Fajola Elija ‘M’ 45yrs.
It was reported that the suspects seized the
studio and went on air to declare Yoruba nation. The attack allegedly stormed
the station with charms resulting in members of the station scampering to
safety.
The commissioner of police Adebowale
Williams, in a statement after a briefing, noted that the police will not
relent in its duty to protect lives and properties and also preserve law and
order. This is especially important as the nation gears towards the inauguration
ceremony of the elected leaders on Monday, May 29.
According to the police no, personnel of the
radio station sustained any injuries.
Williams
said, “I have personally detailed an investigation team led by the Deputy
Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department
to demystify circumstances around the incident and as well expand the network
of arrests through thorough, painstaking intelligence-driven investigation.
“While
declaring this act as criminal, unpatriotic, and a clear case of terrorism
which would be meted with adequate sanctions under the laws of the land, I
assure good citizens of the State that the Security architecture of the Command
in concert with relevant Sister Agencies has been strategically modified for
optimum effectiveness not only for tomorrow’s epoch-making ceremony but
beyond.”
Meanwhile, the leader
of the umbrella body of the Yoruba Nation Self-Determination Struggle, Prof
Banji Akintoye has in strong terms condemned the invasion of the Federal radio
station by the suspected separatists.
In
a statement made available by his Assistant Director of Programmes, Olatunde
Amusat, Akintoye referred to the action by the said group as lawless and
profoundly criminal.
“We have no
relationship whatsoever with the group that has repeatedly engaged in crime and
we have no hands in their criminal conduct,” Akintoye stated.
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