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Yoruba Elders disown Ojota protesters, warn against postponment of election

Senior Elders Forum of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) on Tuesday disowned the recent protest at Ojota area of Lagos.

Reports emerged on Monday that some people identified as Yoruba nation agitators embarked on a protest in Ojota demanding a separate Yoruba nation from the Nigeria

Speaking through its former national president however, Samuel Agbede, the forum said the bloody rally was masterminded by Nigerians outside the country.

The elders, however, maintained that more than 90 percent of Yoruba people were fed up with the country.

Agbede cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian government against postponment of elections, citing likely dangers.

The forum also urged the youth not to fall for the antics of desperate politicians abroad trying to use them as instruments of violence in the country

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