Sunday Igboho, who wanted to use Benin Republic to flee from Nigeria, was arrested and kept in prison for some months
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This was contained in a statement on Sunday signed by Akintoye’s Assistant Director of Programmes, Olatunde Amusat.
Akintoye announced the withdrawal of the letter dated December 5, 2022 in a statement he issued on Wednesday.
It was learnt that the Yoruba Nation agitators had gathered for a rally in the area without obtaining a permit from the police
The Professor of History made this known in a statement he issued on Monday from Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Bayo Onanuga, PCC Director of Media and Publicity, said this in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abuja.
Professor Akintoye said this in a statement on Wednesday by his Communications Manager, Maxwell Adeleye.
Also at the meeting include Yoruba Nation arrowhead and leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Banji Akintoye.
They made this known in a statement by the Chairman of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, Prof. Banji Akintoye,.
To this end, the group has written another letter to the Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Hakeem Odumosu
Igboho confirmed the decision to go ahead with the rally through his spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, in a Facebook Live broadcast on Friday
His wife was also said to have been whisked away by the yet-to-be-identified gunmen alleged to be operatives of the Nigerian Army
The forum, arising from an emergency meeting in Lagos on Sunday, said the letter by the professor that the entire South West might have been surrounded by terrorists had raised an alarm that might lead to unnecessary upheaval in the region if unverified.
The alarm was raised by the Leader of Ilana Imo Oodua and Second Republic Senator, Prof. Banji Akintoye, in a statement by his media aide, Maxwell Adeleye, on Wednesday.
The coalition passed the vote of confidence on Akintoye on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State at a press conference to mark the first anniversary of the Congress and to assess the state of affairs of the Yoruba race, a day after he was sacked as leader by the Co-Founders of the YWC.
This was contained in a statement made available to The Eagle Online on by the National Secretary of the YWC, Prof. Anthony Kila, on Sunday
Trouble started on August 25, 2020 when a press statement signed by Banji Akintoye, professor emeritus of history, and some other names communicated that members of the YWC Leaders Council had been removed. Names of those announced as removed were Amos Akingba, Tola Adeniyi, Anthony Kila, and Solagbade Popoola. The statement, sent to various news outlet, went viral within minutes due to the astonishing content
The impression was corrected in a terse statement on Wednesday.
In a statement through its Director of Communications, Moses Jolayemi, the group said from the efforts so far made by the governor, leading to the recent inauguration, it was clear that he is serious about the security initiative and not engaged in mere lip service or political shenanigan.
The YWC Secretary General, Prof. Anthony Kila, unveiled the project