The Oduduwa Worldwide, a Diaspora pro-Yoruba socio-cultural group has condemned the Thursday’s attack on the residence of Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
The President of the Oodua Worldwide, a global organization with headquarters in Canada, Prince Adewale Julius Ojo, in a statement made available to newsmen said the attack was, “callous, oppressive, barbaric and smirks of obvious favouritism deliberately skewed to favour a section of the country against others.”
Ojo, who believed that Igboho was fighting a just course peacefully which he said should not attract that attack on him, adding that self-determination agitation is a fundamental human rights, “that should not be met with stiff resistance as being demonstrated by the Nigerian government.”
According to him, “Reports have indicated that the gun totting men of the DSS, donned in military uniform, had killed two occupants in the building and whisked away others, including Igboho’s wife, to yet to be ascertained destination.
“This is an urgent response to avert a looming danger hovering around Nigeria, if swift, urgent steps are not taken to the right course. We wonder why known national tormentors like Sheik Gumi, Miyyeiti Allah and others are walking the streets of Nigeria unmolested while those on a popular struggle suddenly became objects of intimidation by our government
“Our attention was drawn today to the gory incident that took place in the residence of Sunday Igboho around 1am, on Thursday 1st July, 2021, in Ibadan, Oyo State. We view the nocturnal attack by the DSS, which brought to memory the dark days of the fascist military rule in Nigeria, as a mis-normal on the part of the attackers. We are miffed by the fact that Nigeria is fast drifting from the path of advancement into the shameful abyss of doom, while the leaders of our beleaguered nation seems to be looking away, or pretending to be.
“We are appalled that the nation is fast degenerating and no one seems to care about what would become of a once fledgling country which seems to have lost its soul to petty politicking by those ordained to guide it to fruition.
“Agitation for self-determination came as a last option after series of pressure for a national dialogue met brick walls, deliberately erected by the thieving leaders who have from independence eaten up the national egg, killed the fowls and are now bent on setting the entire poultry ablaze.
“Two souls were reported to have been lost to these marauding attackers, with their corpses taken away. Scores of people, including the wife of Chief Ighoho, were also taken away. This is not only barbaric but sad.”
The group called on the federal government to release those arrested in the attack and stop the manhunt on him , noting that the government must assured Nigerians through a deliberate efforts that would enhance peace and justice in the country.
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