Yoruba Nation: OPC Not Involved In Ojota Fracas – Gani Adams

Speaking against the backdrops of stories that members of the OPC were part of the groups that organized the rally, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, said the Ojota rally came as a surprise, adding that it caught everybody by surprise.

The Yoruba generalisimo strongly stated that none of the his member were part of the crisis.

“Let me clear the air on the crisis that engulfed Ojota this morning. There were unconfirmed reports linking members of the OPC to the mayhem. I want to state it clearly that none of our members were at the scene of the incident.

“OPC is not against the liberation of Yoruba race. However, it is a fact that the struggle for the liberation of Yoruba race is an inalienable rights of all Yoruba to champion self determination. But we are not part of the rally held in Ojota, Lagos on Monday.

Our position on Regionalism Sacrosanct
“Our position on regionalism is very clear. It remains sacrosanct, because that is what we are seeking at the moment.

“Nigeria should be restructured to full regional autonomy, where each region will be at liberty to operate at their own pace.

“It is unfortunate that the report was done in bad faith to discredit our organization.

“How can people be so mean and inseneitive to spread such wicked information that OPC attacked the Yoruba nation agitators?

“Such information was wicked, mischievous, and uncalled for and could trigger crisis and cause unnecessary disaffection between the OPC and sons and daughters of Yoruba race.

“This is the fourth time that such information has been spread against the OPC and it is very sad and unfortunate that the purveyors of such inciting information are doing it in bad faith.

“So, members of the public should not be deceived by the false reports. However, it is the sacred responsibility of the media to investigate any report before going to the Press.

“Information at my disposal from the visual contents of happenings in Ojota indicates a peaceful rally that later went awry, leaving in its wake a bitter experience that led to the death of one of the Yoruba nation agitators.

“It is unfortunate that such crisis could lead to such fracas that eventually claimed one life,” he said.

It will be recalled that one yet-to-be-identified male was reportedly killed in a clash between Yoruba Nation agitators and the police in the Ojota area of Lagos State in the morning of Monday.

The spokesperson for the police in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the death of the unidentified person. He said operatives of the Command had been deployed to the scene.