Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and former leader of Yoruba self determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye have dissociated themselves from a group of agitators who invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat in Ibadan on Saturday.
The invaders also attempted to take over the governor’s office and the House of Assembly Complex located within the secretariat before they were repelled by security forces.
Akintoye alleged that another separatist leader Abiola Onitiri was behind the incident.
He said: “I am not connected, I have no contact and I do not know anything about Onitiri and her group. I don’t know what they are doing.
“I learnt they are engaged in some sort of insanity in Ibadan but that is entirely them, and it has nothing to do with me or people like Chief Sunday Igboho who are working with me.
“We are the authentic Yoruba Nation Movement. We are not connected. We are the people fighting for Yoruba Nation freedom and we will win the war peacefully and in an orderly manner.
“They are not struggling for the Yoruba Nation, they are struggling against the Yoruba Nation. I am not aware of the situation that happened in Ibadan until I was informed by Chief Sunday Igboho this morning. I am not part of it. They are not from us. They are followers of Onitiri. It is a lunatic fringe. We in this struggle won’t act in such a manner.”
Sunday Igboho said he did not know the invaders and would never be involved in such.
Speaking through his media aide Olayemi Koiki in a Facebook Live session, he said he was not aware of it.
“I know nothing about it. I am not even aware of those behind it. If I am going to do anything, either for early or any struggle for Yoruba Nation, you know we will inform people ahead,” said Sunday Igboho.
“We will announce our plans and all our leaders and other stakeholders will also be involved and we will collaborate to do so.
“So, anything they now do on their own, whether they attacked the government or military barrack or police station, I know nothing about it and I am not part of it,” he added.
