Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
The Pan-Yoruba Socio-political organization, Afenifere, has denied involvement in a viral video which threatened the Igbo extraction from the South East of Nigeria to quit Yoruba land.<\/p>\n
According to Afenifere, there is no affiliation whatsoever with the initiator of the quit order which gave the Igbos 48 hours ultimatum to leave the South West region.<\/p>\n
Amid the tension in the country which was occasioned by series of violent protests, a UK based Nigerian with the name Adeyinka Grandson had in a viral video on social media issued a quit notice for some nationals especially the Igbo to vacate Yoruba Land, a situation which has continued to generate reactions across board.<\/p>\n
Afenifere, in a statement personally signed by its National leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, Ondo State capital disowned the alleged quit notice.<\/p>\n
The statement reads, \u201cOur attention has been drawn to a Whatsapp video now going viral, purportedly issued by one Adeyinka Grandson or his representative, giving a 48-hour ultimatum ending on Sunday, October 25, 2020 for some Nigerian nationals, especially the Igbo, to quit Yorubaland.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost embarrassing to me as Afenifere Leader was that the young man who made the announcement kicked off with the well-known tune of Afenifere anthem, thus giving the impression that it was an Afenifere initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to say that we do not know anything about the quit order nor are we in any way connected with its issuance or the initiators.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the time being, in addition to our other releases, let us all maintain peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pa Fasoranti, however, urged people of the region and Nigeria at large to embrace peace.<\/p>\n