Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday said those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba Nation are foolish saying “they should consider the consequences of war.”
Aregbesola while speaking at Zenabab Hotel, Ilesha, Osun State during his 64th birthday celebration warned that agitators must consider the women, children, old people and those living with disabilities who are mostly affected.
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He said that Nigeria must be more united else African countries will be enslaved once again.
He said that Nigeria is the country that will liberate Africa from all oppressions therefore Nigerians must not give nod to secessionists.
“Anything that threatens and creates a problem for Nigeria may cause backwardness for our country for 50 years,” he added.
Aregbesola statement may have been instigated by many Nigerians in the Southwest agitating for a Yoruba nation.
It could be recalled that Professor Banji Akintoye and Sunday Igboho have been clamouring for Yoruba nation as the solution to Nigeria’s problems.
Ilana Omo Oodua, a group led by Akinyoye, has held rallies in the southwest to demand the Yoruba nation.
Igboho had also declared that the Southwest part was no longer part of Nigeria.
During his declaration, the self-acclaimed activist said the major resources of Nigeria are in the hands of Northerners, stressing that Yorubas were being killed and their land was taken over.