Police detain 10 Yoruba Nation agitators in Lagos

10 suspected Yoruba Nation agitators were detained by agents of the Lagos Police Command on Sunday for unlawful assembly.

A protest camp built up by the agitators at Alausa in Ikeja prior to the anticipated nationwide anti-Buhari uprising scheduled to begin on February 6 was also destroyed by the police.

According to The Nation, a flyer announcing the protest appeared on social media, urging all Nigerians to join the "Buhari Must Go" protest in all major cities in protest of the country's ongoing cash shortage and fuel shortage.

Despite not being signed, the information drew conflicting reactions, with those who were against it alleging that the administration had plans to halt the general elections that were scheduled to take place in two weeks.

According to reports, the protesters entered Alausa to establish their headquarters there, bringing with them tents, generators, bread, and other food supplies.

There was intelligence information, according to police sources, that the organization intended to utilize the area as their base from which they would launch a sizable protest and launch actions throughout the state.

Unfortunately, security personnel were dispatched right away, and the camp was destroyed.

According to SP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the command, who confirmed the event, 10 of the suspects were detained and are currently being questioned.

Any type of lawlessness, he declared, would not be tolerated by the command anywhere in the state.

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued a warning against using any form of violence, claiming that it was obvious that criminal miscreants were responsible for the looting and other crimes being committed under the guise of protest against the shortage of fuel and naira.

He said: “We condemn the violent protests we have recorded so far. It’s crystal clear that these were orchestrated by hoodlums who had their targets of robbing banks’ ATMs, looting shopping malls, shops, stealing from persons, etc, not peaceful protest as claimed.

“How does protest against fuel and naira scarcity affect innocent drivers, sellers, market women, and even the police, who were victims of attacks from the so-called “peaceful” protesters? In Ibadan, they went to set ablaze a station, for what?