Protest: Commercial Activities Paralysed In Ogun
By Olu Osikoya
Commercial activities were on Saturday grounded in Abeokuta and other major towns in Ogun State, as residents stayed indoors following a threat by the Yoruba Nation agitators to stage a protest to celebrate June 12 Democracy Day.
Major markets, such as Itoku Adire/Kampala market, Kuto, Sapon, and Lafenwa, all in Abeokuta were not open.
Our correspondent observed a handful of protesters armed with #BuhariMustGo and #YorubaNation placards on the streets of Abeokuta.
Joint security teams were seen embarked on a show of force around the state capital and some parts of the state to curtail the activities of the protesters.
Speaking with newsmen, a Coordinator of Oduduwa Nation agitators, Mrs Sola Kogbodoku, said the protest was meant to intimate the world that Yorubas are ready for secession.
She said, “We are here for a peaceful protest to let the whole world know that we, Yoruba people are ready for freedom”.
“We are ready for self-determination. This is a rally without a fight, without war, without killing, and without any atrocity”.
According to her, “the time has come for people to assert their rights to self-determination, secede and peacefully disengage from Nigeria”.
Another Yoruba nation agitator, Azeez Suleiman, said, “We are here today to let everybody throughout the whole world know that Yoruba is a typical nation created by God
