IPOB: Yoruba groups attack police chief over claims of invasion
The groups allege that Mr Odumosu aimed at using his claims to pit Igbos against Yorubas in the state 3 min read
A coalition of pan-Yoruba groups has attacked the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, over the police chief’s claims that members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) are planning to attack Lagos.
The groups alleged in a statement that Mr Odumosu aimed at using his claims to pit Igbos against Yorubas in the state.
The statement was signed by leaders of Oodua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC), Femi Ajibola; Agbekoya, Kunle Oshodi; Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC (Reformed), Taofik Adeyemi; Oodua Liberation Movement (OLM), Diran Obalola; Yoruba World Congress, (YWC-Lagos State Chapter), Femi Agbana.
IGP Alkali Baba
Nine pan Yoruba groups have condemned the Nigeria Police Force for it bid to incite Yoruba against the Igbo living in Lagos State.
The groups stated this in a statement on Monday, May 10, while reacting to police statement that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, plans to attack Lagos.
The statement entitled “POLICE REPORT ON IPOB ALLEGED PLAN TO ATTACK LAGOS” reads:
“The attention of Pan Yoruba groups has been drawn to reports by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF that Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB-IGBO) are planning to attack Lagos. The Lagos State Commissioner Odumosu made the allegation in Lagos today. He speaks for the police high command in Abuja.
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Lagos CP IPOB blacklist: Statement possibly misinterpreted…, concerned groups say
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Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu
Following what has been described as “insensitive and untimely,” the statement of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, on IPOB as a threat, concerned groups have lamented the possibility of the statement being misinterpreted as an Igbo plot against Lagos and Yoruba people.
They described Odumosu’s statement as “dangerous, given the fragile nature of Nigeria.”
On Monday, the Lagos police boss, in a statement, was quoted to have said the police is investigating threats from
Reacting, a statement signed by nine Yoruba movement groups, and made available to
MAY 11, 2021 | The Biafra Times
1) The attention of Pan Yoruba groups has been drawn to reports by the Nigerian Police Force, NPF that Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB-IGBO) are planning to attack Lagos. The Lagos State Commissioner Odumosu made the allegation in Lagos today. He speaks for the police high command in Abuja.
2) While we cherish the responsibility of the police to do their work, we are concerned about the public declaration of the alleged IPOB plans to attack Lagos by the Nigerian Police
3) We are worried that since the police already claim to be in possession of what appears to be a confidential information, the proper thing would have been to discreetly go after the IPOB members to arrest them unless the police is not sure of its information.
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INSECURITY: IPoB, Oodua Republic agitators on close watch Lagos CP
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…Says ‘Okada’ riders, religious intolerance top security threats
…It’s a plot to fuel division Nnamdi Kanu
…Police should avoid ethnic profiling Yoruba groups
…I don’t believe IPOB can attack Lagos Gani Adams
…As Sanwo-Olu mulls total ban on ‘Okada’ operations
By Dapo Akinrefon & Olasunkanmi Akoni
THE Commissioner of Police, Lagos Command, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, yesterday, claimed that the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB; agitators for the Oodua Republic and commercial motorcyclists, also known as Okada riders, constitute security threats in Lagos State.