'Our struggle is peaceful' — Banji Akintoye disowns Yoruba nation agitators who hijacked radio station | TheCable

five suspected Yoruba nation agitators were arrested for allegedly hijacking the radio station in the Oyo state’s capital.They were reported to have stopped the programme and started making their own broadcast with comments like “Oodua Nation has come to stay”, “Yoruba no more under the Federal Republic of Nigeria” and “United Nations will soon declare Oodua Nation”.

Akintoye added that Ilana Omo Oodua had repeatedly warned the group to stop their criminal activities.“Our attention has been drawn to the activities of a group led by a woman, who claimed to be running a totally different agenda for Yoruba emancipation,” he said. “The group has been engaging again and again in criminal activities. The group has been warned repeatedly but has refused to change.

“We have written a 34-page manual to guide our followers and all Yoruba people about the peaceful and law-abiding, self-determination struggle. “We have written to the outgoing President of Nigeria and UN secretary-general about our legitimate demand for self-determination for our Yoruba nation.

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