Yomi Alliyu (SAN), the counsel to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (also known as Sunday Igboho), yesterday, cautioned one of Adeyemo’s lawyers, Pelumi Olajengbesi
Governor threatens to expose those politicising security issues
The governor urges Nigerians not to relent in praying to God Almighty for restoration of peace.
Oyo State Governor, ‘
Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, said he will soon expose those politicising the issue of security in the state.
The governor, who stated this while addressing the congregation at the St Peters Anglican Cathedral, Aremo, Ibadan, on the occasion of Easter Sunday Service, said although the state is experiencing a level of insecurity, the situation is not peculiar to the state but a nationwide phenomenon.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that security issues ought not to be politicised.
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Nearly 5,000 people, displaced by Nigeria’s communal violence, have arrived in Pobè, a border community located about 100 km from Cotonou, Benin Republic, PANA learned on Saturday from sources close to the authorities.
They said 4,477 people made up of 2,163 men and 2,314 women have taken refuge in the commune of Pobè for a week.
“A total of 688 households are affected by this massive displacement of Nigerian citizens after the inter-community clashes between the Peulhs and the Nago in the border area,” according to a publication of the communal communication unit.
Welcomed in the Igana district, they have reportedly been visited by the political and administrative authorities who reassured them of the arrangements made for their safety and to offer them better living conditions.
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