Emerging report indicates that the Ilana Omo Oodua is assembling Senior Yoruba Lawyers to ensure the release of the Aides to Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who were arrested during the raid by the Department of State Security Services, DSS, on the Yoruba Nation Agitator’s house.
Speaking on Sunday, the Communication Secretary of Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, stated that the group which is being led by a renowned Historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye, would not abandoned Igboho and others.
The group’s Spokesman also said that the group would make sure that those arrested during the Yoruba Nation rally which held in Lagos, on Saturday, are released.
He stated that Igboho’s Aides did not commit any crime, just like the protesters also did not violate any law by their actions.
His words: “The Counsel for Igboho, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN), has written the DSS, Inspector-General of Police.
“Igboho is a law abiding person and he has not violated any law. None of his family member was attacked by herdsmen, but his love for his people made him to rise up to speak for Yoruba people who are being oppressed in their land. He never killed anyone, but he is being hunted, while known criminals are being pampered.
“Igboho has debunked the claims of the DSS. He said the weapons displayed by the DSS did not belong to him. He said two guns were taken away from his house, and the two guns belong to the Police orderlies of his guests. He said other things were not from his house.
“Ilana Omo Oodua is with Igboho, and we are going to stand by him. Those arrested at his house will be released very soon. We are working on that. After all, they did not find them with guns or anything incriminating. Their only offence is that they were at Igboho’s house, and I do not know when that became an offence.
“What is the off made of Lady K, she is a Blogger who was reporting the action live. She lives in Igboho’s house, and I do not know if that is a crime.
“Nigerian government will be surprised by the number of Senior Yoruba Lawyers that will represent them. We will not tell you their names and their number now, because we will not discuss all our strategies publicly.”