The Oyo State Authorities has described the Saturday’s assault on state secretariat by self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators as an act of terrorism.
The state’s Commissioner for Data, Prince Dotun Oyelade harassed that the invasion looking for to take over the Governor’s Workplace and Home of Meeting was treasonable.
The Commissioner who disclosed this whereas granting interviews to journalists on Monday in Ibadan, condemned the act, saying that there have been higher methods of agitation apart from longing for bloodshed.
He cited the conduct of Prof. Banji Akintoye, a well known Yoruba nation agitator as representing the quintessential knowledge and civilization of the Yoruba race.
“Trying to barge into the hallowed chambers of legislature and take it over with an arsenal of seven pump motion submachine weapons, over 700 reside cartridges, is clearly an act of terrorism”, he stated.
The commissioner disclosed that sponsors of Saturday’s invasion of the Governor’s Workplace and the state Home of Meeting have succeeded in main them into critical bother.
Oyelade reiterated that Oyo State stays probably the most peaceable state in Nigeria and Saturday’s incident wouldn’t take away that well-liked perception.
The commissioner famous that normalcy had since returned to Ibadan, the state capital and residents had been going about their regular duties.