The unexpected invasion of the Government Secretariat of Oyo State and declaration of sovereignty by a group of people claiming to belong to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba last Saturday shocked many Nigerians home and abroad. The sudden invasion, carried out by the people dressed in camouflage and bearing arms and other weapons temporarily destabilised areas around Agodi Area of Ibadan where the government secretariat is situated.
It was learnt that the people, who acted as the military arm of the claimed Republic, marched into the secretariat, pulled down the state flag and hoisted a flag on which there was an inscription: “Democratic Republic of The Yoruba.”
However, a…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
