The Osun State Police Command said it has tightened security in Osogbo, the state capital, to prevent breakdown of law and order, as Yoruba Nation agitators hold a peaceful rally in Osogbo.
Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Saturday, said the agitators, under the group ‘Omo Oduduwa United’, informed the police of their rally beforehand.
Opalola said the law is not against holding a peaceful rally, and the state commissioner of police, Olawale Olokode, directed that protection and security be provided for the rally to prevent hoodlums from highjacking it.
She said the command put adequate security measures in place to prevent any form of breakdown of law and order and that police officers are with, and monitoring the rally.
Hundreds of youths under the aegis of Omo Oduduwa United, converged in Osogbo on Saturday, marching through the streets in agitation for a Yoruba Nation.
It was reported that the youths were prevented from converging at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park for their rally by armed security officers, which forced them to reconvene under the November 27 Bridge, around NECO office, Africa Area, Osogbo.
