Oyo govt justifies demolition of Yoruba Nation agitators’ buildings

The Oyo State Government has explained that the demolition of buildings allegedly belonging to Yoruba Nation agitators arose from a court order.

The Commissioner for Lands, Housing, Survey, and Urban Development, William Akin-Funmilayo, gave the explanation at the sites of the demolished buildings located separately at Shagari area, Toye Oyesola Street, Boluwaji and at Zone 4, Irorun Oluwa Community, Fatusi Ayegun road, Odo Dudu area, both in Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan.

He advised residents of the State to promptly report any strange, suspicious, or threatening activities in their vicinity, to the appropriate authorities.

This move came a day after 29 suspects were arraigned in court by the police for treasonable felony and other offenses.

The government, on April 16, and acting on a court order, demolished the buildings being used by the agitators of the Yoruba Nation who invaded the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan on Saturday, April 7, 2024.

The State Police Command said after a series of investigations, it secured a search warrant to examine the content of these buildings.

The search revealed several incriminating items belonging to the splinter group that described itself as Yoruba Nation agitators.

A day after the search, the government got a court order for the demolition of the buildings that were described as the hideout for the invaders.

Members of the landlord association in one of the affected areas said they alerted the police through the toll-free 615 for distress calls when they noticed strange movement in the said building. They asked the government to ensure total demolition of the house, to disallow miscreants from turning it into a hideout.