Pandemonium broke out on Saturday at Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State when some Yoruba nation agitators stormed the area and forcefully opened its land border.
They were, however, swiftly repelled by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service who were manning the border town between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. The land border had been closed by the Federal Government since 2019 when it directed that all forms of importation be done through the seaports.In the 19-minute-and-23 -second video clip, a man in a yellow T-shirt can be seen shooting the gun into the air to the admiration of others at the scene.
Different voices are heard in the video calling on soldiers and other security agents to come out and shoot.They also asked people to begin their importing business through the route. During the invasion, a young man, who was accused of trying to record the incident with his mobile phone, was attacked and beaten to a pulp.
They are bandits,I hope they will not turn our land to south east.
When the northern borders are opened. And things are moved freely in the north. Please you guys should wake up
Good. We need food. The price is excruciatingly unbearable
IjachiUtulo Let's goooooooooo
Please Ilara boarder needs to be open Asap
This is commendable. We can't sit back and watch Fulani militia over run us in this country.
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Yeah
How much is a carton of chicken? Bag of rice is how much? 💃
forceful reopening, and victims arrested for violation. Deceptions
Good job 🤗
It is their border on their own land so nothing like 'forceful reopening'. Personally, I think the Yorubas tolerated the nonsense for too long. Your major economic routes were shut to incapacitate you and you just sat there suffering for over a year? No, neva suffer fools gladly.
The price of rice will definitely drop this week o sure ju
They asked for restructuring but you're bent on bieng suppressor since independence and this is 21st century. As civilized as yorubas are, haven't they been patient enough
Beloved citizens peacefully reopen Idiroko border. A better headline punch, a better one!
Abeg make dem open everywhere make I trek leave Naija abeg🤧
Nice one!👏 More of this.
This is getting too serious now.. wow... Now this government have known that the youths are not joking and the eyes of people are wide open now. If care is not taken, this will be leading to war. This border have been closed for almost 2 years now.. why ?
It is time to let this evil government knew that we could not be continuously fooled in the south. All the northern borders are wide open. Their families and terrorists are enjoying the free movement of goods and services without interruption.
Why on earth will put Sunday Igboho's picture in every agitations in yoruba land? This is systemic blackmail of what Sunday Igboho stand 4. If any group engage in destruction of public property, such act shouldn't be attributed 2 Sunday Igboho. We all know there's...
We will NEVER FORGOT
the border was opened by UnknownBorderOpener
I was about condemning the attack until I read that the land border in the north were open.
Nice move ✊
The border that was cllsed just to protect the interest of the farmers up North not minding the consequences on the common man down South. Whereas, Northern borders are open to their janjaweed brothers. Lugard do is strong thing big time
LaCurtiz The border belongs to them this is why we need restructuring in Nigeria so that FG can allow States Governors manage their affairs as they wish.
Sunday igboho understands trade and economics better than buhari and all the idiots supporting border closure .
And is the Boarder operational as at this morning ?
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What has Sunday Igboho have to do with this. Aren't the Northern borders opened for free influx of Fulanis? Boko Haram and the likes. The souther border belongs to the south. And moreover, the closure had done more damage to the economy.. So why closing it.. Open am joor
The Yoruba nation agitators shouldn't pass their boundary o, protest and co are permitted but working against the government establishment is a no no to me. Even the Yoruba elites will never support this. Are they opening the borders for easy access to external intruders or what?
The north sef deh open, them be Arewa so make them commot mouth for oduduwa matter, Biafra will take back Bakasi soon, that place belong to us, them useless zoo naija carry am give Cameroon
Follow and I follow back
Why was it closed in the first place when northern borders are open
Good move
One Love my Southern brothers and sisters, we need to stand together in solidarity with our own,God bless chief Sunday Igboho and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu🙏🏽
Useless new did you see him there?
Rubbish
“There was no attack on our patrol bases or checkpoints. Those guys were just doing their own. They tried to attack one patrol point, but it was repelled. The situation is under control. There is no problem,” he said. If it was in the East, They will turn the story upside down
I don't even av time for all unprofessional journalist.
Good move
Why is idiroko border closed in the first place and northern border open
Politicians used all do guys to disrepute Yoruba Nation agitators
Is the northern border not opened? So you think that people are still backward and want to remain in the Federal government's pocket? You are joking. Believe me, people have gone haywire and you will be surprised soon.
The government has open the borders since Dec last year for selective goods to comes into the country not for all businesses. Let give the security operative to do there job not foreigner to mount our boader pls.
Buhari is not aware!
Yoruba nation should talk to your son, Femi Adesina to talk to this boss. Why is he there if the interest of Ôdûdûwâs are not represented?
You guys are doing a great work for the freedom of your people
It is sad how fellow peers are turned mannequins, used any how.
Those who opened the border did not need to have been sponsored by Sunday Igboho. They are citizens, they are adults and they know northern borders are open.
Good move. North can not have their borders widely opened but shutdown Southern border. God bless Sunday Igboho
u lost your respect from us as professionals newsite, because of hatred and bigotry, u call Sunday ehgoho as agitators dispite his attack on citizens and government officials while u are calling some like him as terror
This is clearly the work of criminals who want to use the border for their illegal activity, it's not a new thing, New formation should be made to reinforcement the border
The border was opened by UnknownBorderOpeners
We move.
FG is just trying by all means to robe this man. How can one man forcefully open nigeria border?. What's the duty of customs officers?.. just to arrest Sunday.
Closing the border is only effective in the West, East and South, let them open that shit who cares.
*The only person minding his business in Nigeria is Buhari. He only eat, sleep, travel and expresses shock. 🤦♂️🤦♂️* *What a man*.
Gun & ammo will start flowing into Nigeria from there,just like from the northern borders. On d other hand, CustomsNG should tell us 🇳🇬 why northern borders are still open,while southern borders are closed.With the borders open,no wonder ISWAP & BH are having a field day!🙄
we need to open the one on ambazonia bakassi next... they open northern border for sahel isIamic terrorists to troop in with anti aircraft guns, then shut southern boders, they won’t even let rice cross. heard they were seizing rice in the market... may GOD punish these people
Really! Expect some funny reaction
You are writing this mumu story to spite the government. If they start killing them now you be shouting human rights. Junk journalism.
Nice one up yoruba nation 🙌🙌🙌
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Why close our borders And open the northern borders . Thunder fire any 🐄 that oppose this . More borders to be open . If you have brothers in mali and Niger , we also have brothers in benin republic and togo too