Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, whose home was attacked by armed men in the early hours of Thursday, has suspended the planned Yoruba Nation rally, which was scheduled to hold in Lagos on Saturday, July 3.
Igboho announced the suspension of the rally during an interview with BBC News Pidgin on Thursday.
In a statement earlier, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, had declared that the Yoruba Nation rally will hold on Saturday as scheduled.
The statement was signed by its leader, Emeritus Banji Akintoye, and issued by his Communications Manager, Maxwell Adeleye.
The statement reads, “We want to confirm again that the Pro-Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold on Saturday, July 3rd, in Lagos will proceed as scheduled”.
Igboho announced the cancellation of the rally shortly after.
