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Yoruba Nation Rally Holds In Akure (Photos)

Ganiyat Ganiyu 

Agitators seeking the secession of the ethnic-Yoruba people from Nigeria on Saturday held a rally in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

The members are seeking independence of predominantly ethnic-Yoruba states in Nigeria’s southwest.

The protesters grouped at Isinkan roundabout, Akure in the early hours of Saturday.

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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo had in March warned all agitators for Yoruba nation to stay away from the state.

However, the protesters defiled the governor’s warning by staging a peaceful rally in the state.

See photos from the rally below;


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