Tension brews as Yoruba nation agitators seem adamant and ready for a showdown with the Lagos State government and security agencies over today’s pro-Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold at the Ojota area in the state.
Despite prior warning by the police against the rally in the state, the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has said that the rally scheduled to hold in Lagos State on Saturday 3rd July 2021 will go on as scheduled.
Earlier, Hakeem Odumosu, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos at a media briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday said the rally will not be allowed to lock down the normal daily activities of the residents of Lagos.
“On no account will any actual or rumoured activity, including the planned mega rally, be allowed to lock down the state or hinder the normal daily activities of the good people of Lagos State.”
However, Ilana Omo Oodua, which is headed by a renowned historian, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, in a statement yesterday titled, “Yoruba Nation’s Rally To Hold Tomorrow in Lagos – Ilana Omo Oodua … Writes Sanwoolu, Odumosu, says:
“It is the duty of Police to ensure the rally is not hijacked by hoodlums.”
The self-determination group said it had written a letter to CP Odumosu, and copied the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, to assure them that the rally will be peaceful, orderly and not hijacked by hoodlums as earlier insinuated by Police.
“Our rally scheduled to hold on Saturday will still hold without any fear or intimidation and we promise to be peaceful like we have always been.
“We have been peaceful, orderly and lawful at everywhere we have visited, therefore, we call on the Lagos State Police Command to ensure that the rally is not hijacked by hoodlums.
“We are happy that the Police already know that hoodlums are likely to hijack the rally. Now, we call on the police to ensure such does not happen like it didn’t happen in Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo and Ogun States respectively where we’ve held our rallies.
“It is the duty of the Police to safeguard our peaceful demonstration and protect us. On our own part, we promise to cooperate with the police towards ensuring that the rally is peaceful and orderly.” 
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