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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Suspected Yoruba nation agitators who reportedly hijacked Amuludun 99.1 FM in the early hours of Sunday have been arrested.
The radio station, owned by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), was reportedly hijacked by five Yoruba nation agitators around 6am on Sunday.
The suspects invaded the station with various forms of charms and did a live broadcast.
Among their claims include “Oodua nation has come to stay”, “Yoruba no more under Federal Republic of Nigeria”, “United Nation will soon declare Oodua nation” among others.
The General Manager of the station, Mr. Stephen Agbaje, confirmed the development.
“Some group of agitators came around in the night, and took over the station, but the situation has been brought under control by the security agents.
“They were able to recover the station, and some arrests have been made,” he said.
The Oyo State Police Command spokesperson could not be reach for comments as at the time of filing this report.
