By Dapo Akinrefon & Ola Ajayi THERE was outrage from notable Nigerians from the South West, yesterday against the one-sided parade of Ile-Ife residents over the recent clash between the Yoruba and Hausa communities in the ancient city. Among those who lampooned the Nigeria Police for the one-sided arrest and parade, are chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George; former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele; former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope; and the Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association, YYSA.

Parade of suspects responsible for the clashes, disturbance of public peace and mayhem In Ile-Ife, Osun State. Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan On its part, the YYSA accused the Presidency of out-rightly influencing police investigation. In his comments, Chief Adebanjo chided the police for its bias saying; “It shows what we have been saying all along about the Police. If each state had been allowed to have its own state police, the police in that area would have been able to detect those involved in the crisis and arrest the culprits. ‘’Apart from that, if you are an unbiased judge and two groups are fighting, if you arrest members of one groups, what happens to members of the other group? There is no sense in that.”

It is not palatable —Bode George Reacting to the one-sided parade, Chief George, who is the Atona Oodua of Ile-Ife said such action by the Police was not palatable for the country noting that parading one tribe is not sensible. He said: “Things that would conflagrate this country must be avoided with a passion. Parading some people and saying they are culprits has severe tribal linkages and we cannot afford that at this point in time. “Anything tribally oriented is not good, especially when you parade Hausa people, Igbo people, Yoruba people. We are like sitting on some keg of gunpowder. Politically, that is not wise. And I want to appeal to the IGP that parading one tribe is not sensible. People would read whatever meaning. The interpretation would go beyond the level we can control, it is not palatable because Nigeria is a heterogeneous state.” It can fan the ember of ethnic strive —

Bucknor-Akerele Also reacting, Senator Bucknor-Akerele said: “I think it is wrong to parade suspects in any case before trial, and worse still, I think it is even more wrong to parade one side. This was an altercation that involved Yorubas and Hausas, are you saying it is only the Yoruba that was involved? So I think it is very dangerous what the police did by fanning the ember of ethnic strife.

They should stop it. It can aggravate the situation—Babatope Also faulting the action, Chief Babatope said: “the police is wrong to have paraded only Yorubas, but this is not because I am a Yoruba man. The police are expected to be objective but what they have done now is to aggravate the situation. They need to retrace their steps and do a thorough job of the situation. Presidency influencing police investigation—Yoruba youths Condemning the arrest, YYSA’s President, Habib Olalekan Hammed said the Ile-Ife crisis was tainted with an alleged display of great tribalism even as he accused the presidency of influencing the police. Hammed said:

“We Yoruba youths seriously object to a one-sided arrest in a clash between two groups in this undue deployment of federal influence along fault lines. We began to suspect foul play since those who were arrested for an offence allegedly committed in Ife were being bundled up to Abuja for nothing but sheer intimidation because we don’t believe it is proper to charge anybody in Abuja for a crime allegedly committed in Ife.”

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AnambraDota:

Pls don't laugh. Nigeria security forces are being controlled by one segment of the country.
There are tales of complicities of the army and police in lots of ethnic clashes and it's always in favour of certain group of people.

Police were seen in video supporting and giving cover to certain people during the mile 12 problem.
Youths were arrested in Enugu by the Army from 82 Div Enugu for trying to protect themselves.
A village was ransacked and people killed in Enugu state and Abuja did nothing to protect them.

Everything shouldn't be Afonja and Igbo. There should be fairness in this current issue. We haven't heard of any major arrests up north especially in south kaduna and benue/kogi which happen to be the hot bed of bloody ethnic clashes. Who are the men behind these evils? They are known but well protected.

Helicopters we hear provide aid,materials and possibly logistics to some men in uninhabited areas of Asaba but Nigeria lack the capacity to respond when real emergency situation demands.

Chaiii

go on with one Nigeria (gowon).he who rides on the back of a chetaah would end up on it's stomach.

One sided arrest isn't new, Fulani herdsmen attacked a community in Enugu and Enugu youths were arrested instead.



That's the sweetness of one Nigeria

This is uncalled for I fault the yorubas that have made Hausas there Boss not knowing the implications... what do u expect when all the people in Power are Hausas/Fulani and the only Governor with retarded brain the state has always pay homage to his Boss "hausa/fulani" he can pay compensation to the Hausas/fulanis but owing 8months salary... Hypocrisy of the highest order. All Ife should stand and defend this man hunting and say no to injustice. If not, inferiority complex will continue in this country called "ZOO" control by Daura Rustler

Of course it will be a one sided parade. What were you guys expecting?

I am sorry for many of you that still have hope in this government to do the right thing.

gbosaa:


Pls don't laugh. Nigeria security forces are being controlled by one segment of the country.
There are tales of complicities of the army and police in lots of ethnic clashes and it's always in favour of certain group of people.

Police were seen in video supporting and giving cover to certain people during the mile 12 problem.
Youths were arrested in Enugu by the Army from 82 Div Enugu for trying to protect themselves.
A village was ransacked and people killed in Enugu state and Abuja did nothing to protect them.

Everything shouldn't be Afonja and Igbo. There should be fairness in this current issue. We haven't heard of any major arrests up north especially in south kaduna and benue/kogi which happen to be the hot bed of bloody ethnic clashes. Who are the men behind these evils? They are known but well protected.

Helicopters we hear provide aid,materials and possibly logistics to some men in uninhabited areas of Asaba but Nigeria lack the capacity to respond when real emergency situation demands.

stop beating around the bush, it all begins and ends with one Nigeria, disintegration is the only viable answer, everything other thing is self deceit.

But yolobas were cheering Nigeria forces when they were shooting Igbos in Se.

Those terrorist rounded up Ile ife should be executed for disturbing public peace, i wonder while Ooni of Ife is not among the terrorists paraded.

The should be executed for mob action

gbosaa:


Pls don't laugh. Nigeria security forces are being controlled by one segment of the country.
There are tales of complicities of the army and police in lots of ethnic clashes and it's always in favour of certain group of people.

Police were seen in video supporting and giving cover to certain people during the mile 12 problem.
Youths were arrested in Enugu by the Army from 82 Div Enugu for trying to protect themselves.
A village was ransacked and people killed in Enugu state and Abuja did nothing to protect them.

Everything shouldn't be Afonja and Igbo. There should be fairness in this current issue. We haven't heard of any major arrests up north especially in south kaduna and benue/kogi which happen to be the hot bed of bloody ethnic clashes. Who are the men behind these evils? They are known but well protected.

Helicopters we hear provide aid,materials and possibly logistics to some men in uninhabited areas of Asaba but Nigeria lack the capacity to respond when real emergency situation demands.