‘South West States No Go Areas For Protesters’

Ahead of the August 1, 2024, planned protest, traditional Oro worshippers in the southwest, in conjunction with all members of the Yoruba Patriots Movement (YPM), have declared the six states in the region no-go areas for prospective protesters.

The group in a statement yesterday said it would occupy every space of the southwest from July 28 to August 28, 2024 to perform traditional rites in Oro in this year’s Oro Festival.

According to them, “The streets in Lagos, Ogun  Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States are no go areas for protesters.

“Go to your states to protest against your state governor if you are not happy with him “,

It explained that during the period,  “No strangers are allowed to roam around the streets without express permission of traditional rulers in southwest cities, talk less of staging any form of street protests of any kind.

“We are not saying you should hold a protest against any government. You have the constitutional right, but respect our own cultural rights. You may go to Abuja, Kaduna, Yola, Jos, Enugu, Port-Harcourt, Owerri, Benin city, Sokoto, Yola or Maiduguri.

“The southwest leadership are reflecting on #EndSARS protest in Lagos whereby multibillions naira manufacturing industries, factories and businesses were put on fire and destroyed by hired idiots but the “Computer Village” was spared, not touched.

“Where would those who lost their jobs to the burnt factories, industries and businesses during the protest start from?

“Do you know Shoprite Stores at Lekki, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Awoyaya were completely looted and burnt in the wake of the #EndSARS protest but Computer Village was spared from the attack and none of the luxurious buses at Yaba and Jibowu, traveling to the Eastern region was destroyed,  “, the group said