A major crisis was narrowly averted when operatives of the
Department of State Services and some men that accompanied a Yoruba activist,
Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, had an encounter on the premises of
the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, on Saturday.
The incident, which caused panic in the neighborhood,
occurred after the Yoruba Nation Rally where Igboho addressed the participants,
had been concluded at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo.
After the rally ended, Igboho and his men reportedly paid
the Ataoja of Osogbo a courtesy.
Trouble, however, started when Igboho and his men were exiting
the palace, as a DSS operative accused of trailing the group was manhandled.
In a video of the incident obtained on Sunday,
a DSS operative was seen guarding his pistol while Igboho’s supporters mobbed
him, after he was accused of trailing them.
As that was being resolved, some DSS operatives standing in
one corner of the palace were charged at by some supporters of Igboho, who
accused them of firing shots inside the palace of the Ataoja.
In the ensuing melee, several gunshots were heard, as Igboho
and his supporters left the premises.
In another video obtained, a man, accused of attempting to
write the number plate of the vehicle that brought Igboho to Osogbo, was seen
being interrogated.
The man, who gave his name as Olayinka and claimed to be
working for the Federal Government, owned up to the allegation that he was
caught while attempting to copy the number plate of Igboho’s vehicle.
Meanwhile, organisers of the Yoruba Nation Rally have
commended all stakeholders for ensuring that the rally held under a peaceful
atmosphere.
A statement by the Director General, Kiriji Heritage
Defenders, Dr Ademola Ekundayo, on Sunday, said, “The good reception that the
rally enjoyed in midst of average indigenes of the state is a strong signal
that this ship of the Yoruba Nation has taken off.”
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