- The case was referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department
Three Yoruba Nation agitators were arrested by the Osun State Police Command for promoting secessionist ideas and displaying their flags at the Obada Market in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area.
The suspects, identified as Fagbuyi Oluwafemi, 61, Joy Faseyeku, 63, and Alabede Janet, 64, were apprehended on August 27, 2024.
According to Acting Police Spokesman Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, Fagbuyi, a native of Akure, Ondo State capital, was addressing market vendors, encouraging them to renounce their allegiance to Nigeria, claiming the country ceased to exist after 2014.
He also displayed the Yoruba Nation flag during his speech.
Following preliminary investigations, the case was referred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, leading to the subsequent arrest of Joy Faseyiku and Alabede Janet in Osogbo and Ikire respectively.
In a separate operation, five members of an armed robbery gang were arrested for allegedly robbing residents in Adeeke, Iwo town. The armed robbers struck on August 14 at around 9:30 pm, stealing valuables including two mobile phones, N20,000, ATM cards, and an army ID card from their victims.
Irewole Local Government Area, where the arrests took place, is located in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, and has its headquarters in Ikire.
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