Leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, Professor Banji Akintoye, has said his home in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, was attacked by unknown gunmen last weekend.
Akintoye who has been championing the liberation struggle for the establishment of a Yoruba nation, previously raised alarm over plot to attack his home similarly to that of Sunday Igboho.
According to a statement by the communication secretary of Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, the gunmen who came to the premises at about 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, fired gunshots into the building but did not gain entrance.
The statement said: “The security guard in the house informed me that the gunmen fired shots into the building at about 6:10 a.m., but did not enter the house, though Baba Akintoye was not around.
“It was after they(gunmen) left that the guard, who had earlier taken cover saw the bullets in the house and damaged ceiling.”
The incident, it said, had been reported at the police area command in the state capital.
Adeleye, while condemning the invasion of the house, said the group would hold the Federal Government responsible if anything untoward happens to Akintoye or his relations.
Adeleye in a statement on Tuesday said, “bullets suspected to be from AK-47 rifles were recovered after they dropped from the ceiling onto the floor.
“Recall that few months ago, unknown armed men invaded the house of the scion of the Akintoye dynasty, Ademola, an engineer, in Agbor, Delta State, destroying the building, including his fish pond.
“The police have not arrested anyone up till this moment.
“We the Yoruba people within and beyond the horizon of Nigeria will hold the Nigerian government responsible if any evil happens to our leader or any or his relations.”