The Ogun State Police Command has barred the Oduduwa nation rally scheduled to hold on the 1st of May, 2021.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to him, “Consequently, the rally slated for Abeokuta on the 1st May, 2021, is viewed by the Command as one too many in the state, and therefore not approved.
“Parents and guardians are hereby advised to warn their children and wards not to be involved in any of such gathering that may expose them to violence and consequently bring them on a collision course with the security agencies.
The Police PRO described the planned rally as disturbing and added that during a previous rally, the organisers caused “serious panic in the minds of the people.”
Oyeyemi added that, “The Command is not oblivious of the constitutional rights of citizens to freedom of association and expression, but we however want to caution that these rights should not be exercised to the detriment of other citizens.
“It ill be recalled that the group had on 21/3/2021 staged a public rally at Isara Remo for the actualisation of Oduduwa republic, where they blocked highways and made free-flow of traffic very difficult for other road users. The same group staged another rally in Shagamu on 16/4/2021 where they made an attempt to attack Shagamu police station for no reason.
“Yet, on 25/4/2021, they held another rally at Ajuwon where in the course of stopping them from distributing inciting letters, policemen and other security agents were jeered at and pelted with missiles. The same group is again planning to hold another mass rally on May 1st, 2021 at Abeokuta, making it the 4th rally in the state in quick succession.
“It is also instructive to note that available intelligence shows that the organisers of these rallies are being sponsored by certain individuals outside the state and the country to destabilise Ogun State.”
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