Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has said it will assemble over 100 lawyers to defend the 20 indigenes of Ile-Ife, who are being held for their alleged involvement in the recent clash between the indigenes and the Hausa community in the town.

The PUNCH learnt on Wednesday that the organisation had secured the readiness of no fewer than 18 lawyers of Yoruba extraction to represent the accused persons free.

The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja.

He was reacting to the demand for clarifications by The PUNCH on a statement by him on the fate of the Ife citizens.

“For now, about 18 Yoruba sons and daughters, who are all lawyers, have expressed interest to defend their brothers who have been falsely accused. Many others are coming to join. At the end, Afenifere will be having over 100 Yoruba lawyers to defend the 20 Ife indigenes,” he said.

In the statement, Afenifere said it would resist the undue deployment of federal troops in the South-West to settle ethnic scores.

It added, “Following the illegal, unconstitutional and sectional parade of 20 Ife indigenes over the recent clashes between the host community and Arewa settlers, Afenifere has vowed to resist the undue deployment of federal might to settle ethnic scores.

“As a first step in this regard, we have assembled a powerful team of lawyers to enforce the fundamental human rights of the 20 abducted Yoruba persons.

“It is a settled law that the investigation and trial of suspects must take place at the scene of the crime. We are appreciative of the many lawyers of Yoruba extraction who have taken up this challenge pro bono.

“The legal team will challenge this subversion of due process while political pressure continues on why two communities will be involved in a fight and only members of one community will be put on trial by a police whose leadership is of the same ethnic group with the other party in the conflict.

“We restate the fact that the Arewa group started the killings in Ife by killing a Yoruba young man. This is clearly missing in the skewed report by the police.

“We appeal to our people to be calm while we pursue the legal angle to this challenge to our pride as a people as the first step.”

Meanwhile, the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to release innocent persons arrested in connection with the clash in Ile-Ife.

The chairman of the group, Mr. Sulaiman Adeniyi, said this in a statement made available to one of our correspondents in Osogbo on Wednesday.

He stated that Yoruba people across Nigeria would rise against the bias, adding that the people would not allow the kind of mindless arrests targeted at the race during the June 12, 1993 impasse to stand.

Adeniyi, who blamed President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Rauf Aregbesola for not saying anything against the biased investigation by the police, argued that the lopsided investigation could pit the people against the police.

The group described the security operatives’ action as unacceptable, barbaric, unfair, satanic, evil, ungodly and a crime against humanity and God.

It added, “The police should live above board in dealing with a situation of this nature by not engaging in action that might trigger another crisis in our society.

“Nothing good will come out of the police investigation than unnecessary tension to the peaceful town.

“Yoruba are not second-class citizens to other ethnic groups in Nigeria and the security operatives’ action is unacceptable and totally rejected by all and sundry.

“Our advice to the Nigeria Police over this matter is to release the innocent residents arrested unconditionally by going for an amicable resolution (of the crisis).

“We do not want a situation where citizens will be attacking police formations in the area if their family members are not released on time.

“As we all know, the Hausa and Yoruba have been living together in Ile-Ife and other towns in Osun State for a very long time and this avoidable Ile-Ife crisis should not be allowed to escalate.

The group called on human rights groups and individual rights activists to rise against what it described as an injustice done to the people of Ile-Ife after the destruction of the lives of the indigenes and their properties.

culled from Punch.

OP add the source link please

gbegemaster:
OP add the source link please

Punch newspaper

Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Very very good.

WAITING TO SEE HOW MANY LAWYERS WILL DEFEND THAT YORUBA GUY WHO BEHEADED A LADY IN LAGOS. BLOODY COWARDS.

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

mba Ana baragu

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Rants of a coward

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Don't you have shame??

Why are you spalshing smelly black spitle everywhere?

When ordinary ijaw militants were dealing with you around ikorodu what did you do? You'll fled while some cowardly men hid under their bed bug infested beds leaving their women at the mercy of ogogoro shafts.

Was it not the same military that came to save yorubas from total destruction?

After the military had intervened then some cowards came out threatening to change into snakes & lions and ready to go into the creeks to fight militants

When hausa mallam killed a yoruba man cos of N30 in Lagos was military there?

Was military there when they invaded a yoruba school and beat up the principal?

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Shatapp dre


U never c anything yet

Na ur turn now

She's Un DEy clap for them when them kill IPOB peaceful demonstrators.

Arysexy:


Rants of a coward

These guys are shameless.

The same military saved them from the hands fof militants when they all fled from their homes.

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Lol, its funny. after the Mile 12 incidence, yorubas youths were caught on video shouting division, now after Ife saga here you are shouting "let Nigeria burn", yet you insult Kanu and IPOB everyday whose people suffered more. We are seeing your hypocrisy

Afenifere has earned my respect since this ile-ife saga...

igwebuike01:

Lol, its funny. after the Mile 12 incidence, yorubas youths were caught on video shouting division, now after Ife saga here you are shouting "let Nigeria burn", yet you insult Kanu and IPOB everyday whose people suffered more. We are seeing your hypocrisy

They are serious hyppocrites all of them.

Imagine him now saying Ngeria should burn cos they are on the receiving end yet they curse Kanu everyday.

ColonelDrake:
Afenifere has earned my respect since this ile-ife saga...

Afenifere always representing our people and speaking out against injustice and lopsidedness of the Nigerian state.

Kudos to them ...they are omoluabis.

I don't think there is anything wrong in killing those arrested miscreants and burying their bodies in a mass grave. Buratai should have them shot to pieces for disturbing the peace of naijeriya.

AgentCocoa:


Don't you have shame??

Why are you spalshing smelly black spitle everywhere?

When ordinary ijaw militants were dealing with you around ikorodu what did you do? You'll fled while some cowardly men hid under their bed bug infested beds leaving their women at the mercy of ogogoro shafts.

Was it not the same military that came to save yorubas from total destruction?

After the military had intervened then some cowards came out threatening to change into snakes & lions and ready to go into the creeks to fight militants

When hausa mallam killed a yoruba man cos of N30 in Lagos was military there?

Was military there when they invaded a yoruba school and beat up the principal?

Actually we all know who the real cowards are in Nigeria.

The tribe that surrendered 3 million Of their tribesmen and were defeated by valiant yoruba men .

A tribe that has a man that commandeered a airplane meant for the airlift of sick biafran children as their greatest hero.

The only time we engaged you guys in war , you were defeated, your leader ran away wearing a mini skirt and you surrendered to a Yoruba man called Obasanjo .

You are the only conquered tribe in Nigeria

DocHMD:
I don't think there is anything wrong in killing those arrested miscreants and burying their bodies in a mass grave. Buratai should have them shot to pieces for disturbing the peace of naijeriya.

And you are a future father to a generation. Check yourself, you might be the reason why things are not working in your family.

ImperialYoruba:
Ive said many times. When Fulani, Hausa, Ijaw or Ibo or anybody start trouble on our land and they call security for safety, we should mow down the security first. That should be our modus operandi going forward. If trouble start and Yoruba is involved we dont to see police, we dont want to see military. If they show face they will be the first casualty. We will attack security and even kill them if they stand in our way. Let Nigeria burn!

If you are Yoruba living in North pack your family and come home to safety. If anything happens to those guys in police custody in Abuja Northerners in Yorubaland will suffer.

Lubbish lant

okasebe:



Actually we all know who the real cowards are in Nigeria.

The tribe that surrendered 3 million Of their tribesmen and were defeated by valiant yoruba men .

A tribe that has a man that commandeered a airplane meant for the airlift of sick biafran children as their greatest hero.

The only time we engaged you guys in war , you were defeated, your leader ran away wearing a mini skirt and you surrendered to a Yoruba man called Obasanjo .

You are the only conquered tribe in Nigeria

Do you know your history?

Your ancestors were beaten by women and they all fled to abeokuta where they crowded themselves as refugees.

yoruba is the only tribe in Nigeria whose forefathers were kicked in the arzz by women.

Your general diya prostrated like a pregnant agama lizard before a junior officer weeping and begging for his life.

yoruba General ogundipe who was suposed to take charge of the country suddenly appeared in London even when there was no war going on yet.

Which modern war has yoruba fought? You'll hid behind the north to fight us backed by USSR and great britain yet we killed more Nigerian soldiers than you killed ours. Same way your cowardly OPC were hiding behind the military against militants.

We are the only tribe to have been able to look Nigeria in the face and say we quit and clear battle lines were drawn. Even the north with all their gra gra are doing stylish boko

See your emir down there, now bow down and worship him.

See your people there in time of peace, just slicing human flesh like tomorrow no dey.

AgentCocoa:


Do you know your history?

Your ancestors were beaten by women and they all fled to abeokuta where they crowded themselves as refugees.

yoruba is the only tribe in Nigeria whose forefathers were kicked in the arzz by women.

Your general diya prostrated like a pregnant agama lizard before a junior officer weeping and begging for his life.

yoruba General ogundipe who was suposed to take charge of the country suddenly appeared in London even when there was no war going on yet.

Which modern war has yoruba fought? You'll hid behind the north to fight us backed by USSR and great britain yet we killed more Nigerian soldiers than you killed ours. Same way your cowardly OPC were hiding behind the military against militants.

We are the only tribe to have been able to look Nigeria in the face and say we quit and clear battle lines were drawn. Even the north with all their gra gra are doing stylish boko

See your emir down there, now bow down and worship him.

See your people there in time of peace, just slicing human flesh like tomorrow no dey.

It still doesn't change the fact that.

The greatest hero in igboland, absconded to Ivory Coast wearing a skirt. He left his wife at the mercy of a Yoruba man who serviced her thoroughly in your hero's absence.

The entire tribe eventually surrendered and promised to be a slave to both yorubas and hausas for eternity.

The only conquered tribe in Nigeria

okasebe:



It still doesn't change the fact that.

The greatest hero in igboland, absconded to Ivory Coast wearing a skirt. He left his wife at the mercy of a Yoruba man who serviced her thoroughly in your hero's absence.

The entire tribe eventually surrendered and promised to be a slave to both yorubas and hausas for eternity.

The only conquered tribe in Nigeria

You want to know the real slaves and conquered people?

They are the yorubas whose land has been taken from them.

yorubas are eternal slaves to Fulani--Olu Falae.


The North will keep Ilorin and Offa if Nigeria breaks, Junaid warns Yorubas

In the event of the breakup of Nigeria, which will be very unfortunate, the North is the only component that will remain one and united.

And we will retain Abuja as the capital of that truncated Nigeria much to our displeasure. We also have two other cities which...>>>READ:https://www.facebook.com/1034730479905716/photos/a.1075040309208066.1073741828.1034730479905716/1087625714616192/?type=3&theater




Ilorin used to be yorubaland. Those days yorubas had different titles like the ruler of the Oyo empire was called Alaafin not Oba.

The bottom line is that the traditional ruler of Ilorin should be a Yoruba title and not EMIR.

See extracts from this link, you can read further:

The only important difference is that the Nupes, being much less numerous than the Yorubas, were completely absorbed into the Empire,whereas in llorin the Fulani succeeded in detaching and assimilating only one of the many States of Yorubaland.



To the south-east of Old Oyo lay the city and district of florin, an important bastion which was governed by a military commander called Afonja.


http://www.webpulaaku.net/defte/hasJohnston/ch13.html


Ilorin has been annexed by the fulani and they have also threatened yorubas that if Nigeria should break, they will tyake everything.


Let me remind you of the pronouncement of one of your Fulani masters, Alhaji Aliyu Gwarzo:

"...We also captured Ilorin, killed their local King and installed our Fulani Emir. We took that ancient town away from the barbarian Yoruba and their filthy pagan gods. We liberated all these places and all these people by imposing Islam on them by force. It was either the Koran or the sword, and most of them chose the Koran..."

Biafran soldiers decimated your Nigerian soldiers that is a recorded FACT!!!! Nigerian with over 120,000 had a military casualties of 40, 000 men while biafran with only 30,000 men (all ill equipped unlike the Nigerian soliders) had 15,000 men. Infact, it's documented that 40,000 members died from your side..the soliders announced that it was in fact (500,000 men). Alabi-Isama himself stated that the Nigerian soliders/army was at least a million


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/biafran-soldiers-protest-in-ibadan/

Nice. Ooni Sijuwade would have prevented the police from making a one sided arrest. Apc called him a PDP king for not bowing to the hausas.

TheFreeOne:


Afenifere always representing our people and speaking out against injustice and lopsidedness of the Nigerian state.

Kudos to them ...they are omoluabis.

How else do I define hypocrites and two face ppl? Same yolobas antagonizing afenifere any time they speak against APC bad governance and buhari bigotry now turn and call them God sent. I thought afenifere is a PDP attack dog according to afonja zombies

After the Case, all the Police prosecutors must be banned from the South West.

DocHMD:
I don't think there is anything wrong in killing those arrested miscreants and burying their bodies in a mass grave. Buratai should have them shot to pieces for disturbing the peace of naijeriya.

nonsense canibal

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Arysexy:


How else do I define hypocrites and two face ppl? Same yolobas antagonizing afenifere any time they speak against APC bad governance and buhari bigotry now turn and call them God sent. I thought afenifere is a PDP attack dog according to afonja zombies

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Oga tribalist stop showing your buffoonery and rush to judge others without proof.

I am full blood Yoruba man and have always been in support of Afenifere. You can check out my posts for confirmation.

So many pained IPOB youths on this thread who wished they were at least 20% brave as the Yorubas in ife who dealt with the rampaging abokkkis. See them mourning all over here...

AgentCocoa:


Don't you have shame??

Why are you spalshing smelly black spitle everywhere?

When ordinary ijaw militants were dealing with you around ikorodu what did you do? You'll fled while some cowardly men hid under their bed bug infested beds leaving their women at the mercy of ogogoro shafts.

Was it not the same military that came to save yorubas from total destruction?

After the military had intervened then some cowards came out threatening to change into snakes & lions and ready to go into the creeks to fight militants

When hausa mallam killed a yoruba man cos of N30 in Lagos was military there?

Was military there when they invaded a yoruba school and beat up the principal?

Igbo with nonsense flat head the most discriminate tribe in africa

The next thing to the devil are lawyers...

Bloody thieves

Good
More like it. We can't just sit back and let some people change our way of life. Yoruba are peaceful, yes, but we should never be on our knees for anyone that isn't Yoruba. You give diamond to who knows its worth.

AgentCocoa:


Do you know your history?

Your ancestors were beaten by women and they all fled to abeokuta where they crowded themselves as refugees.

yoruba is the only tribe in Nigeria whose forefathers were kicked in the arzz by women.

Your general diya prostrated like a pregnant agama lizard before a junior officer weeping and begging for his life.

yoruba General ogundipe who was suposed to take charge of the country suddenly appeared in London even when there was no war going on yet.

Which modern war has yoruba fought? You'll hid behind the north to fight us backed by USSR and great britain yet we killed more Nigerian soldiers than you killed ours. Same way your cowardly OPC were hiding behind the military against militants.

We are the only tribe to have been able to look Nigeria in the face and say we quit and clear battle lines were drawn. Even the north with all their gra gra are doing stylish boko

See your emir down there, now bow down and worship him.

See your people there in time of peace, just slicing human flesh like tomorrow no dey.

And you forget General Coward Adisa