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Yoruba Nation Rally: Police Disperse Yoruba Nation Agitators at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota

  • Date of Occurrence
    July 3, 2021
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Security operatives have dispersed the Yoruba nation agitators who had gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos.

The agitators, numbering over 100, had stormed the Freedom Park waving ‘Oduduwa nation’ flags and banners and clamouring for a ‘sovereign’ state.

The police fired guns and tear gas canisters into the air and used water cannons to spray water at the crowd in an attempt to disperse them.

The police action came shortly after Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu addressed journalists at the park saying the police were there to ensure there was no “security breach” in the state.

“We are not saying you should not protests, we want you to send a detailed letter to the police stating the number and identities of the protesters. Also, the location should be in the letter,” he said.

He said the Yoruba nation letter received by the command was “open-ended.”

 

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  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    The Police
  • Source
    https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/471408-police-disperse-yoruba-nation-agitators.html
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  • Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly
Mode of Attacks
  • Disruption and Criminalization of Protests

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