The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has denied reports that he collected N50 million from the Federal Government to aid the arrest of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho.
The monarch made this clear as Yoruba Nation agitators
staged a protest on Wednesday, July 7, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The crowd demanded the release of agitators arrested by
the Department of State Service, DSS. They also warned the Federal Government
to stop further attacks on Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, better known
as Sunday Igboho.
"I want to seize this opportunity to inform the
public Kabiyesi didn’t collect a dime from anybody. Sunday Igboho is a Yoruba
man, he lives in Ibadan. He is a son of Kabiyesi Olubadan, and we are
duty-bound to protect him.
"At 92 going to 93, what does he need much money
for? Is it to rear up children, to send children to school, to build houses, to
buy vehicles? So tell me what he has not been able to do in life.
"So, the story is not true, and I’m also using this
medium to warn those on the social media to be very mindful of what they
disseminate, because those stories have a great effect on innocent people.
"Now that the people have come, they have seen for
themselves that what was reported was not true, and they came with a lot of
requests.
"Kabiesi has
said to them that he will present their requests to the appropriate authorities
beginning from this moment, and he has said we should summon a meeting of the
stakeholders.
"So, that the request could be looked into and addressed so that the necessary action is taken. We do not want a state of anarchy in Ibadanland, we want all our youths to operate within the ambit of the law that is the message of the Kabiesi to them."
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