Yoruba Youths Reportedly Hoist Oduduwa Republic Flags In Lagos

Some Yoruba youths on Monday removed Nigerian flags and replaced them with Oduduwa Republic flags around Teslim Balogun Stadium, in Surulere, Lagos State.

This was seen in a viral video shared on Instagram.

Nigeria is facing many challenges, some bordering on insecurity in the South which have recently contributed to agitations for self-determination.

The unabated killing and kidnapping of people in the South-West via suspected Fulani herdsmen and the Nigerian authorities's failure to solve the trouble have additionally precipitated tensions between the area and North.

The murderous herders have killed hundreds of people, burnt homes, destroyed farms and those's manner of livelihood, displaced villagers, raped ladies, among different atrocities yet the government and safety agencies have regarded helpless in tackling the issues.

The hoisting of Oduduwa flags through these youths may additionally be connected with what a Yoruba elder statesman, Prof. Banji Akintoye, lately stated in an interview that “the remedy to the bondage we're in, the treatment to the enslavement we're struggling on our ancestral space is referred to as self-dedication."