Five suspected Yoruba nation agitators arrested for ‘hijacking radio station’ in Oyo

Five suspected Yoruba nation agitators have been arrested for allegedly hijacking Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM station, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

TheCable understands that the suspected Yoruba agitators invaded the radio station at about 5:30 am on Sunday.

According to Radio Nigeria, the suspected agitators invaded the live studio with loads of charms, while a sponsored programme was being aired.

They were reported to have stopped the programme and started making their own broadcast with comments like “Oodua Nation has come to stay”, “Yoruba no more under Federal Republic of Nigeria” and “United Nations will soon declare Oodua Nation”.

They were said to have broadcast for about an hour before the arrival of a combined team of police, operation burst and the Nigerian army that was able to recover the station.

The security operatives arrested the five suspected agitators.

Reacting to the incident, Stephen Agbaje, the general manager of the station, said security operatives have restored normalcy to the station and that live broadcast of programmes has resumed.

Giving details of the arrest, Osifeso Adewale, Oyo police spokesperson, in a statement, said suspects were arrested with “various criminal charms”, adding that four of the five suspects are male, while the other one is female.

“The following suspects in possession of various criminal charms were arrested in connection with the incident. They include; Noah Atoyebi, Gbenga Adeleke, Abdulganiyu Mustafa Kolawole, Bashiru Kehinde, and Fajola Elija,” the statement reads.

“The Oyo state police command enjoins residents to be generous with information and cooperate with the command in a bid to rid the state of criminal elements with the intent to propagate their separatist agenda.”