Oodua Rally: Police Parade 49 Suspects, Recover Guns, Charms

The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded 49 suspected protesters including two women that were arrested at the Oodua Republic’s mega rally at Ojota on Saturday.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, said that the suspects were found with guns, axes, Oodua flags, Yoruba armed forces’ tees and other items during stop and search operations while others were nabbed at the protest ground in Ojota.

Odumosu noted that certain individuals came into the state with the intention to foment troubles under the guise of the rally.

He added that the recovery of dangerous weapons, charms and other items justified the command’s earlier stance against the rally.

He further explained that information at the command’s disposal revealed that some of the suspects came into Lagos from Oyo State.

Some of the suspects are Bamidele Akomolafe, 52; Dauda Abubakare, 25; Adebanjo Adedayo, 42; Lawal Akeem, 21; Abdulsemiu Akanbi, 43; Emmanuel Chidiemere, 27; Taofeek Abdulsalami, 25; Adesina Ibrahim, 33 and Adeyemi Segun, 22.

Other items recovered from them include an Opel car with registration number FFF921RY, an unregistered Toyota 4Runner SUV and one Honda Accord with registration number SMK248FC. Others recovered items include a Nissan Pathfinder SUV with registration number ABJ348DB, two Suzuki mini buses with registration numbers AKD458YD and LSR980YC, one beaded crown and beaded walking stick.