LAGOS — Olayomi Koiki, the media aide for the self-acclaimed ‘Yoruba activist’, Sunday Igboho has dismissed the suspension of the Lagos Yoruba nation rally.
The protest which is scheduled to hold tomorrow (Sunday) had been suspended by Sunday Igboho following the attack on his apartment.
Igboho had suspended the allocation, clarifying that he was stunned by the attack as he had not committed any crime to warrant being targeted. He added that the planned rally was meant to be a peaceful one.
The rally was canceled by Igboho on Thursday in an interview with BBC News Pidgin after his house was attacked by operatives of the Department of State Services. Two persons died in the attack while some of the supporters of Igboho were arrested and later paraded in Abuja.
In a live broadcast on Friday, Koiki said: “I can rightly confirm that the rally will go on as planned. Once again, the 3rd of July rally will go ahead as planned. I have spoken to the organizers, nothing has changed so far.
“It will take place from 9 am and all arrangements will go ahead. Before coming on air, I spoke with George Akinola, the secretary of Ilana Omo Oodua. I also came out with the press statement from with Prof Banji Akintoye. He is working tirelessly for the release of 10 persons that were kidnapped from the house of Sunday Igboho.”
However, the state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu, has however warned Igboho and other agitators against holding a rally in Lagos..
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