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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.
FOREMOST Artiste Manager and former Chairperson of the Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), Eki Faith Eboigbe, is set to lead her Entertainment Bus-Stop Limited, (EBS) to join in the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of Families on Saturday, May 15, 2021 with an event dubbed Family Meeting.
This year’s International Day of Families is themed: ‘Confronting Family Poverty and Security Concerns – Families Responsibilities and Challenges’ and Eki disclosed that the annual commemoration of the International Day of Families was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
According to the distinguished theatre artiste, “The family unit is the bedrock for sustainable development, it is essential for every society to create a supportive environment where family members realize their potential to contribute to achieve world peace. So, this year, we mark the International Day of Families in Nigeria,
JUSUN strike: Ikeja Magistrates’ staff vacate court amidst fear
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Many staff of the Magistrates’ Court, Ikeja in Lagos on Friday vacated the court premises for fear of being attacked by unionists.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the staff of the court took to their heels after they heard that officials of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) were approaching the court to seal it up.
JUSUN had vowed to re-seal all courts in Lagos State following information that the state chapter had partially resumed operation
NAN reports that the staff of the courts were later seen hanging around the court premises following the development.