BREAKING: Police arraign 29 arrested Yoruba Nation agitators in Oyo
Twenty-Nine arrested Yoruba Nation agitators have been arraigned before the Chief Magistrates Court in Ibadan, the Oyo State.
They were arraigned for their involvement and roles in the failed invasion of the Governor’s Office and the House of Assembly.
The case, with charge number Mi/520c/2024, is between the Commissioner of Police and the 29 suspects.
They were arraigned on seven counts of treasonable felony, unlawful society, illegal possession of firearms, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The Investigative Police Officer, Bakare Rasaq, an inspector with the State Criminal Investigation Department, Iyaganku, Ibadan, said the offence is contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000.
WesternPost had reported that on Saturday, April 13, 2024, some masked persons suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, to hoist their flag before the joint security personnel demobilised them.
Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola, also had on Monday paraded 20 suspects.
