In 1960, This 27-Year-Old Man Campaigned That Yorubaland Should Be Separated From Nigeria

If you think that the the current secessionists that are agitating that Yoruba should be separated from Nigeria are the first to come up with such motives, then I guess you should read about this man.

He is Mr. Modiyu Adeniyi Osinowo, a Headmaster who was 27-year-old during the time he led a campaign that Yorubaland should separate from Nigeria.

In year 1960, during the celebration of Nigeria's independence, Mr Osinowo was provoked by the kind of treatment that was given to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, he then led a one-person campaign that Yoruba should be given its own sovereignty and sepate from Nigeria like Pakistan separated from India.

In his words, he said " Let's have our own Pakistan, if they could rubbish Awo like this, they will start defecating on us sooner or later, let's have our own sovereignty".

5 years later, Mr. Modiyu Adeniyi was assassinated.

What people like him and ojukwu saw years ago, is happening before us now.
The way forward is balkanization.
Support Division of The Dark Area.

velocity25:
What people like him and ojukwu saw years ago, is happening before us now.
The way forward is balkanization.
Support Division of The Dark Area.

Gbam!

Yoruba people won't believe this story even though their grandparents most have told them this

Breakup the only way forward

velocity25:
What people like him and ojukwu saw years ago, is happening before us now.
The way forward is balkanization.
Support Division of The Dark Area.

Igbo had been the agent that worked against splitting of Nigeria in the past when they were so powerful until they lost those power

ERockson:
Igbo had been the agent that worked against splitting of Nigeria in the past when they were so powerful until they lost those power

please park well.
Next...

ERockson:
Igbo had been the agent that worked against splitting of Nigeria in the past when they were so powerful until they lost those power

I heard an igbo leader asked that sessesion clause be removed from the Nigerian constitution. Making it now difficult any region to separate from Nigeria peacefully.

This happened when the north and south east were in good terms.

But now, table don turn..

It's here on Nairaland that I hear" may god punish lord luggard" by the ibos. They forgot to curse their father, Azikwe that asked secession clause to be removed.

ERockson:
It's here on Nairaland that I hear" may god punish lord luggard" by the ibos. They forgot to curse their father, Azikwe that asked secession clause to be removed.

Fulani fool.

velocity25:
please park well.
Next...

But it is true.

Igbos started agitating for division after they lost power in 1967

The biggest loosers in Nigeria are the Yoruba's..... don't know how Nigeria has greatly limited us.

hybrid11:
Yoruba people won't believe this story even though their grandparents most have told them this

Breakup the only way forward

Not all Yoruba people.

You must have meant to write Yoruba Muslims. They are the ones that see division of Nigeria as a death to Islam in the south. A good example is Monogamy