Three apprehended for displaying Yoruba Nation flag in Osun market

Abdullateef Fowewe

The operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested three Yoruba Nation agitators for displaying their flags in the market of Ikire in the Irewole Local Government Area of the State.

The suspects identified as Joy Faseyeku, Fagbuyi Oluwafemi and Alabede Janet, were arrested on August 27, 2024, around 2 pm at Obada Market, Ikire.

A statement by the Osun Police Acting Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, stated that Fagbuyi Oluwafemi, 61, a native of Akure, Ondo State in Obada Market, Ikire was addressing marketers to embrace and support the Yoruba Nation when he was arrested alongside others.

The statement stressed, “He also urged traders in the market to denounce their allegiance to Nigeria, claiming that Nigeria ended in 2014 after 100 years of amalgamation.

“He displayed the Yoruba Nation’s flag in the process. The case was transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department after a preliminary investigation. Through diligent investigation, Joy Faseyiku, 63, and Alabede Janet, 64, were arrested in Osogbo and Ikire town in connection with the crime.”

In another successful operation, the command also arrested five suspected armed robbery gangs who allegedly robbed some residents of Adeeke in Iwo town, Iwo Local Government Area.

“The suspected armed robbers attacked residents in Iwo on August 14 at about 9:30 p.m., dispossessing them of two mobile phones, N20,000, ATM cards and an army ID card,” he added.