operating in Ikorodu areas of Lagos, warning that the continuous
killings of innocent Yoruba people may prompt reprisal attacks on Ijaw
interests in the entire Southwest areas.
interests in the entire Southwest areas.
Thursday night. Over 25 leaders of Pan-Yoruba groups attended the all
night meeting. It said that Yoruba people are being raped and killed in
the day and night. “Why these elements may not be acting on behalf of teh
entire Ijaw nation, the Ijaw leaders certainly know how to tame them.”
In the statement issued by the groups, the alliance said militants of Ijaw
extraction have been attacking Yoruba communities and that in the last
count, 89 Yoruba people have been killed in the most gruesome manner.
extraction have been attacking Yoruba communities and that in the last
count, 89 Yoruba people have been killed in the most gruesome manner.
This is unprovoked aggression against the Yoruba nation. We warn that the
mainstream Yoruba self determination groups will respond with equal
measure if the continuous attack on Yoruba people continues.
mainstream Yoruba self determination groups will respond with equal
measure if the continuous attack on Yoruba people continues.
Several groups who signed the communiqué included the Oodua Peoples
Congress, (OPC), Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), Oodua Liberation
Movement, (OLM), Yoruba Renaissance Movement, (YRM), Agbekoya, Movement
for Yoruba Autonomy, (MOYA), Yoruba Revolutionary Vanguard, (YRV), Oodua
Autonomy Coalition, (OAC) amongst others.
Congress, (OPC), Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), Oodua Liberation
Movement, (OLM), Yoruba Renaissance Movement, (YRM), Agbekoya, Movement
for Yoruba Autonomy, (MOYA), Yoruba Revolutionary Vanguard, (YRV), Oodua
Autonomy Coalition, (OAC) amongst others.
The groups said that the killing of Yoruba women, raping of mothers,
kidnapping of people from their homelands and forcing people to flee their
ancestral territories represent a declaration of war on Yoruba people. The
group said these attacks have been intensified since former President
Goodluck Jonathan, an Ijaw person lost power.
kidnapping of people from their homelands and forcing people to flee their
ancestral territories represent a declaration of war on Yoruba people. The
group said these attacks have been intensified since former President
Goodluck Jonathan, an Ijaw person lost power.
The groups stated “It is becoming clearer that the Ijaw leaders see Yoruba
as their enemies. This is insensible and rash on their path. It shows lack
of deep thinking. The Yorubas are not responsible for the mass looting of
Nigeria under Jonathan. Mr Jonathan was the architect of his own downfall.
He saw a golden opportunity and bungled it. He also deliberately worked
with notable rogues and drug barons in Yorubaland neglecting the tradition
of ethical high ground of Yoruba philosophy.”
as their enemies. This is insensible and rash on their path. It shows lack
of deep thinking. The Yorubas are not responsible for the mass looting of
Nigeria under Jonathan. Mr Jonathan was the architect of his own downfall.
He saw a golden opportunity and bungled it. He also deliberately worked
with notable rogues and drug barons in Yorubaland neglecting the tradition
of ethical high ground of Yoruba philosophy.”
The groups said that the militants have created armed camps across the
waterways in Yorubaland, saying that this can only come from those bent on
attacking and inflicting injuries on the psyche of the Yoruba people.
waterways in Yorubaland, saying that this can only come from those bent on
attacking and inflicting injuries on the psyche of the Yoruba people.
The network also berated the lopsided appointments by the President
Mohammed Buhari’s administration saying that the President’s main mission
is to relaunch Hausa-Fulani domination of Nigerian ethnic groups.
“President Buhari is on a dangerous mission. He is seeking revenge where
there should be love. We are not opposed to the anti-corruption crusade,
but he has left the root cause of corruption which is the lopsided
structure and institutions that represent eternal faultlines of Nigerian
imperfect democracy. The network said that the alliance between the Yoruba
and Buhari were put together by “shortsighted and self-serving people” who
appear to be guided by self interest rather than the overall interest of
the people they represent.
Mohammed Buhari’s administration saying that the President’s main mission
is to relaunch Hausa-Fulani domination of Nigerian ethnic groups.
“President Buhari is on a dangerous mission. He is seeking revenge where
there should be love. We are not opposed to the anti-corruption crusade,
but he has left the root cause of corruption which is the lopsided
structure and institutions that represent eternal faultlines of Nigerian
imperfect democracy. The network said that the alliance between the Yoruba
and Buhari were put together by “shortsighted and self-serving people” who
appear to be guided by self interest rather than the overall interest of
the people they represent.
The network stated “It should be clear now to any reasonable person that
the alliance with the Hausa-Fulani has collapsed. The Yoruba people should
begin the process for the realization of their own Republic for there lay
the future of the Yoruba people.” Source :PointBlank News
the alliance with the Hausa-Fulani has collapsed. The Yoruba people should
begin the process for the realization of their own Republic for there lay
the future of the Yoruba people.” Source :PointBlank News
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