One of the arrested Yoruba Nation agitators, Alabi Ogundeji, a lecturer at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, in Oyo State, has remained impenitent about his involvement in the alleged treasonable felony.
Recall that armed Yoruba separatists on Saturday invaded the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, twenty-one of whom were apprehended and paraded on Monday by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Hazmat Adebola.
Ogundeji in his statement at the occasion expressed no remorse, saying their invasion of the Secretariat was justified.
According to the 55-year-old, “I’m part of the agitation and I can’t deny it. Yoruba as an indigenous nation is a nation on its own. We have so many nations in Nigeria and Yoruba is one of them.
“Oodua Nation leaders have taken every step and action that needed to be taken. So, we have embarked on the referendum, which was 500 petitions signed by all Yoruba, and this has served as a referendum.
“Our leadership went to all Yoruba-speaking states to serve official letters written by our leaders and we were given our copy. After that is the proclamation, followed by the declaration, occupation, and notification to the world that Yoruba is an indigenous nation.
“We were at the Secretariat, Agodi, in Ibadan, to celebrate and rejoice because of the new nation that was birthed. It is not a new thing that Yoruba is a nation and we want to stand on our own. We have been together with Nigeria for over 100 years.”
