The Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared that the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos, slated for Saturday, July 3, will go on as planned, after earlier cancelling it on Thursday, due to the attack on his home by men of the Department of State Security Services, DSS, .
Recall, that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Hakeem Odumosu, had also earlier warned on Thursday, against Igboho and other Agitators holding any form of rally in the State.
Nonetheless, in a live broadcast monitored by Page 36 on Friday morning, Igboho’s Spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, announced that the rally will go as planned, at Ojota, adding that, Igboho will be back stronger.
His words: “I can still confirm officially that the Lagos rally, in as much as whatever news or rumours you have been listening to from different outlets, will go as planned
“The 3rd of July Mega rally will go as planned. All arrangements for the rally has been planned, and nothing has changed.
“I have spoken to the organisers, nothing has changed so far. 3rd of July, from exactly 9:00am in the morning. The whole arrangement and planning is going on.
“I have spoken with the General Secretary of Ilana Omo Odua, George Akinola, and I spoke with Banji Akintoye, and he is working tirelessly for the release of those taken away.
“The rally in Lagos is going to be a peaceful rally, it is going to be a mega rally, do not be disturbed about what happened. So many development took place at Igboho’s house.
“We might get a form of video from Igboho about the Lagos rally, which might be released, we will be deciding that in the next 24 hours.
“He (Igboho) asked me to tell you all not to be weighed down about what happened, he is standing with the Yoruba Nation agenda.”