YORUBA PEOPLES’

OF NIGERIA

For
YORUBA NATION
INDEPENDENCE
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COPIES TO:
1. The British House of Commons
2. The British House of Lords
3. American White House
4. American Congress (Senate)
5. American Congress (House of Representatives)
6. United Nations Office on Genocide
7. British Commonwealth office
8. European Union office in Brussels
9. African Union Headquaters in Addi Ababa
10. Economic Community of West Africa States. (ECOWAS)
11. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E General Muhammadu Buhari, (rtd)
12. President of the Senate, Federal Republic of Nigeria,
13. Speaker of House of Representatives, Abuja, Nigeria.
14. Ekiti State Governor
15. Kogi State Governor
16. Kwara State Governor
17. Lagos State Governor
18. Ogun State Governor,
19. Ondo State Governor
20. Osun State Governor
21. Oyo State Governor
22. Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly
23. Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly
24. Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly
25. Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly
26. Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly
27. Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly
28. Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly
29. Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly
30. Embassy of the United State of America
31. British High Commission
32. Canadian High Commission
33. Australian High Commission
34. French Embassy
35. German Embassy
36. Italian Embassy
37. Russian Embassy
38. Chinese Embassy
39. His Imperial Majesty Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo
40. His Royal Majesty Ogunnusi Ojaja, the Ooni of Ife,
41. His Royal Majesty Oba Dr Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebu land
42. His Royal Majesty Alake of Egba land
43. His Royal Highness Olubadan of Ibadan
44. All Traditional Rulers in Yorubaland, who can not be listed for lack of space.

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 YORUBA PEOPLES OF NIGERIA
Coordinated by Yoruba Global Coalition

1, Lodge Court , Clarendon Avenue, 234 Rochester Avenue,

Wrexham, LL11 2DF, Brooklyn 11213, New York,
United Kingdom. Tel: +4478 7995 5919 USA. Tel: +1 718 781 5737
E-mail: [email protected]
March 22, 2021
His Excellency
Mr Antonio Guterres (GCC, GCL)
Secretary General, United Nations,
405 East 42nd Street,
760 United Nations Plaza,,
Manhattan, 10017 6818,
New York City, USA.
AND
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Through Rt Honorable Boris Johnson,
Prime Minister, Her Royal Majesty’s Government,
10 Dawning Street, London.
United Kingdom,
Sir,
TO ALL WHOM THIS LETTER SHALL COME, GREETINGS.
Please find attached our formal request for convocation of REFERENDUM and PLEBESCITE for
an INDEPENDENT YORUBA NATION from the present NIGERIA as constituted by the
Amalgamation of January 1914 by Sir Frederick Lugard.
In view of the fact that prevailing circumstances during the Amalgamation 106 years ago is no
longer practicable as presented in this MEMORANDA, we seek the intervention of the international
community to prevail on the Federal Government of Nigeria to facilitate discussions for our exit
through a peaceful process of REFERENDUM and PLEBISCITE to be supervised by the United
Nations, in YORUBA NATION consisting of Akoko, Akure, Awori, Ekiti, Eko, Egba, Egbado, Egbe,
Egun,Ibadan, Ibarapa, Ife, Ijebu, Ijesha, Ikale, Ilaje, Ilorin, Igbomina, Itshekiri, Offa, Okun, Ondo,
Onko, Oshun, Owo, Oworo, Owu, Oyo, Remo.
By these MEMORANDA, we very much rely on the goodwill of all global bodies of the civilized
world to achieve a peaceful exit free of aggression from Nigeria to enable an enduring friendly
neighborliness after our independence.
Yours faithfully,
For Yoruba Peoples of Nigeria
Coordinators;
Layo Adeniyi – Global Coordinator
Kayode Emola – Europe
Dele Oguniyi – USA
Abdul Rahman Ashimi – Middle East
Idowu Ogunshakin – Asia

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 MEMORANDA
TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
Through
THE SECRETARY GENERAL – ANTONIO GUTERRES
AND
FOR THE ATTENTION OF HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
Through
THE PRIME MINISTER, MR BORIS JOHNSON AND THE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
REQUEST TO EXIT FROM REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA UNION CONSTITUTED
BY SIR FREDRICK LUGARD AMALGAMATION DOCUMENT OF 1914

I. As follow up to the expiry of the 90 days notice given to the Federal

government of Nigeria by leaders of various ethnic Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-
Determination from the South-West, South-East, South-South and the Middle Belt to constitute a
committee on Sovereign National Conference to decide on the repeal of the 1999 Constitution or to
dissolve Nigeria’s amalgamation of 1914, as stated in their communiqué of December 18, 2020
which read in part as follows;
“Being confronted by the clear and present danger of extermination in the hands of our supposed
compatriots in the union of Nigeria (we) hereby declare a sovereignty dispute with the federation of
Nigeria as represented by the Federal Government of Nigeria, on account of our repudiation and
rejection of the imposed 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, whose authorship was fraudulently imputed
to us.”
“Furthermore, effective from today 18 December 2020 (we) give a 90 day notice to the Government
of the Federation of Nigeria, the Security Council of the United Nations, the Government of the
United State of America, the European Union as well as the international community, of the
intention of the peoples of the alliance territories to reconsider our continued allegiance to the
disputed 1999 Constitution as well as the unitary union of death, attrition and backwardness it
foists on us.”
“We demand that in the 90 days of this notice, the following specific actions must be taken by the
Federal Government of Nigeria to firmly set in motion an irreversible process by which the
aforementioned grave constitutional grievances would be addressed;
“A formal announcement by the Federal Government of Nigeria acknowledging the constitutional
grievances and sovereignty dispute now declared by the peoples of South and Middle Belt of
Nigeria,
“A formal commitment by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the wholesale decommissioning
and scrapping of the 1999 Constitution,
“A formal announcement by the Federal Government of Nigeria suspending further general
elections under the disputed 1999 Constitution, “
*A formal initiation of a time-bound transitioning process to engender the emergence of fresh
constitutional protocols by a two stage process in which the constituent regional blocs will, at the first
stage, distil and ratify their various constitutions by referendums, and plebiscite and in the

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second stage, negotiate the terms of federating afresh as may be dictated by the outcomes of the
referendum and plebiscite.”
II. And as follow up to letter by Yoruba Council of Elders addressed to;
His Excellency
Mr Antonio Guterres (GCC, GCL)
Secretary General,
United Nations,
And
United Nations Office on Genocide ,
Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect,
New York, U.S.A.
With the title :
GENOCIDE ON THE HORIZON, CALL FOR URGENT UNITED NATION INTERVENTION
IN NIGERIA,
We the peoples of Yoruba nationality consisting of the following peoples;
Akoko, Awori Ekiti Eko Egba Egbado Egbe
Egun Ibarapa Ife Ijebu Ijesha Ikale Ilaje
Ilorin Igbomina Itshekiri Okun Okeogun Ondo Onko
Oshun Owo Oworo Owu Oyo Remo
otherwise referred to as WESTERN REGION of NIGERIA in Sir Fredrick Lugard Amalgamation
document of January 1914, hereby indicate our collective decision to exit from the union of Nigeria
as constituted by Sir Frederick Lord Lugard Amalgamation of Northern Protectorate and Southern
Protectorate into one nation named NIGERIA on January 1, 1914.

Reasons for Disengagement from the union of Nigeria

Our desire to disengage from the union of Nigeria is based on the following;
i. YORUBA NATION BEFORE 1914 AMALGAMATION
Before the amalgamation of 1914, Yoruba land was part of the Southern Protectorate which
included Lagos colony. There was no doubt that Lord Lugard amalgamated the two territories of
North and South for economic reasons and administrative convenience, premised around Northern
protectorate budget deficit as indicated in his report to His Majesty’s Government.
As revealed in Sir Lord Lugard Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and
Administration, 1912 to 1919 presented to His Majesty’s parliament in December 1919, we the
people of Yoruba land are purer negro stock than the Hausas and other negroids of the North.
According to Sir Lord Lugard, from 1906, the material prosperity of the south which consist of
Yoruba land increased with astonishing rapidity, while the North was largely dependent on the
annual grant from the imperial government with the most parsimonious economy.
Sir Lord Lugard also revealed that he was able to effect considerable economies in the expenditure
of the Southern province (Yoruba land) which much more than compensated for some increase in
the administrative service of the North.)
Reporting on Education, Sir Lord Lugard explained that European influence accelerated education
in the coastal area of the Southern protectorate which consist of Yoruba land, and they have
attained degrees varying from a few Barristers and Doctors who have qualified in England.
ii. YORUBA NATION AFTER THE 1914 AMALGAMATION
After the 1914 amalgamation, Yoruba land which was administratively named Western Region had
consistently advanced its method of development along the Western world line. As revealed by Sir

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Frederick Lord Lugard in his report, we Yoruba have embraced western education, while youths of
the era had developed flair for civilization along the western world pattern.
In addition to our traditional religions, we embraced both Christianity and Islam along the liberal
line. Churches of various denominations, including Catholic, Church Missionary Society otherwise
known as Anglican, the Baptist and Methodist and other western world Christianity denominations
hold sway in Yoruba land, while we live in peace among one another without rancor.
It is not gainsaying that Yoruba land was poles ahead other members of the amalgamated union,
able to administer its region before Nigerian independence in 1960 and republic in 1963.

iii. YORUBA NATION AS WESTERN REGION OF NIGERIA

Between 1952 and 1966, Yorubaland otherwise known as Western Region of
Nigeria had achieved great strides in development, amongst which include;
Establishment of industrial estates in all the major provinces of the region.
Establishment of several farm settlements to promote agriculture for local consumption and export,
particularly cocoa, coffee, palm produce and others too numerous to list, all of which exported to
the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and other European countries.
Establishment of University of Ife to cater for university education of Yoruba youths produced by
our secondary schools and could not gain admission into the nations only university in Ibadan.
We make bold to say Yoruba land otherwise known as Western Region was the first nation in
Africa to build a twenty six (26) storey building in Africa south of Sahara.
We are the first nation in Africa to have a television station then known as Western Nigeria
Television, WNTV (first of its kind in Africa).
We were also the first region to gain self rule in 1957 from His Majesty’s government.
It is sad to mention that these great strides have been consigned into history due to our
membership of the Nigerian union.
Our television station was converted to what they later named Nigeria Television.
All institutions that put us ahead of other regions were seized and put under the control of
incompetent hands that only succeeded in making mess of them.
Our universities established to provide free university education for our children were taken over by
the Nigerian government thereby denying our children admission into these institutions under the
obnoxious federal character cut-off mark that demand our children to score over 400 points to
qualify for admission, while students from Northern Nigeria qualify for university admission with
less than 150 points. The system has made our children seek admission in universities outside
Nigeria.

iv. YORUBA NATION UNDER NIGERIA’S UNITARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

As explained above, tremendous progress was made in Yoruba land (Western Nigeria) up till
January 1966.
On January 15, 1966, Major General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi seized government in a
military coup and immediately terminated the Regional system of government with the Unification
Decree No 34 of 1966.
He proscribed both Federal Constitution and the regional constitutions including that of Western
Nigeria and immediately introduced unitary system of government, putting everything under his
administration with little or no power to the Regions.
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When another military government took over from General Aguiyi-Ironsi the unitary system of
government continued with little or nothing to contribute to the management of our region because
everything was done undemocratically (militarily).
Strangers who are completely ignorant of our territory were posted as military governors. And they
took advantage of the situation to enrich themselves in cohort with rapacious elements.
In 1979, democracy was reintroduced and we had another opportunity to manage our affairs
again. Free education was vigorously pursued, universities were established in all the states of
Yoruba land, namely Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, and Bendel with a view to offer free University
education for our students.
The Lagos state government set out to introduce metrol line to cater for transportation need of the
fast-growing city of Lagos.
All the states in Yoruba land quickly set out to establish industries to provide job opportunities for
the growing number of artisans, and university graduates.
Peace returned to the land, and there was acceleration of development once again.
Unfortunately, this trend was short-lived when another set of military men of Northern Nigeria
extraction seized power in December 1983.
The military junta immediately stopped all projects in Yoruba land, and our civilian Governors were
put in jail on trump-up charges.
The universities that survived the onslaught were not allowed to offer free education as planned.
Then we were back to square one again.
v. YORUBA LAND TODAY
Since the return to the so-called democracy in 1999, Nigeria has been nothing but a theatre of
political shame, administrative incompetency, camouflage progress, advancement of corruption to
a ridiculous level, and a disgrace to democracy.
Politicians are nothing but political merchants whose mission is only to rape the nation, and leave
the masses poorer.
Electricity is near non existence though millions of dollars are budgeted for it every year.
Roads are better described as death traps.
Hospitals are simply buildings for people who are on the way to their graves.
Genuine foreign investors from the Western world and other part of the advance world shy away
from Nigeria due to the high degree of corruption.
The law-makers smile to the banks every month with millions of dollars in their pockets, while
workers are denied a minimum wage of less than $100 per month.
The Governors have the privilege to draw millions of Naira every month as security votes, while
civil servants are owed salaries for months, and pensioners will only wait for their payment in
heaven when they are dead.
Despite the security votes to the Governors, safety of lives and property in the country is as difficult
as going to the moon.
Yet the newspapers are celebrating lists of government invisible achievements.
Definitely, the political system now in place in NIGERIA is totally alien to what we were used to in
Yoruba land.

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The sad thing is that our political class has joined the band wagon of what we can best describe as
cash-and-carry system of government.

vi. YORUBA LAND ECONOMY

As Sir Lord Lugard rightly said in his report of December 1919 to His Majesty parliament, the
southern protectorate where Yoruba land is situated is blessed with arable land and favourable
weather and climate for agriculture.
The developmental strides made in Yoruba land (Western Region of Nigeria) between 1952 and
1966 were achieved through agriculture.
Our cocoa was one of the best in the world.
Our palm produce, and other agricultural products were in high demand in the world market.
Our region, Western Region, which consist of only Yoruba people was a haven for foreign
investors from the western world and other part of the world where companies from UK, USA,
France, Italy, Germany, Japan and Asia contribute towards our economic growth and provide job
for our teaming youths graduating from the universities and other institutions.
Today, everything has gone moribund. And we have joined the league of beggarly nations.
Our women who were once upon a time at the forefront of trading activities, are now left with
street-trading to survive.
The Nigerian nation has been a curse on us rather than a blessing.
Our youths have joined the league of vagabonds, fraudsters, scammers, cultists and other vices
due to unemployment.
Today, you find Yoruba university graduates migrating to Europe and even less-developed
countries as economic refugees.
Education in Yoruba land has seized to be the pride of the Region, courtesy of education policy
inconsistencies by Nigerian government.
Rather than improve the standard of education in the country, those in power amass wealth to start
their own private universities at the expense of the masses and charge astronomical fee.
Science and Technology is not even considered necessary for students to acquire in the Nigeria of
this era.
All hospitals in Yoruba land are shadows of the past.
The era of hospitals, maternity centres, local dispensaries, and local health centres in nooks and
crannies of Yoruba land is gone.
The ruling class bother less about the health system because they seek medical service in
developed countries, while majority of our citizens at home are left to their fate.
All the infrastructure that used to be our pride in Yoruba land have been abandoned and left to
rotten away.
Roads and bridges are in such states that it takes about two hours to travel a 50-kilometer journey.
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vii. PEOPLE’S WELFARE

The whole essence of governance is to advance the welfare of its citizens. Rather than act in line

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with this doctrine, those in power in Nigeria are more concerned with their economic benefit at the
expense of the ordinary people of the country.
It is obvious in a political theatre where merchandising holds sway, all the provisions of the
constitution they swear to uphold are of no relevance to them because a great number of them are
from a part of the country with low level of education and therefore lack a thorough understanding
of the provisions of the constitution.
We therefore crave for a Yoruba nation where the welfare of our people will be paramount as it was
obtained between 1954 to 1966 before General Ironsi’s unification decree.
We are eager to imbibe the culture of good governance as it is obtained in the civilized world.

viii . INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

Insecurity in Nigeria has taken an alarming dimension with terrorist organizations increasing every
day. The country is under siege of Islamic fundamentalists promoted under different guises by
people of Northern Nigeria. This include globally identified terrorist organization like the ISIS and
Al Qaida working in concert with Boko Haram.
On the 14th of April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students were kidnapped from Chibok
Secondary School in Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamic fundamentalists of Northern
Nigeria. Up to this moment, many of these students are still not able to reunite with their families.
On the 19th of February, 2018 , another set of 110 mostly Christian schoolgirls
were kidnapped again by the same terrorist group, Boko Haram from Government Girls' College in
Dapchi, Yobe State, also in Northern Nigeria.
It will also interest Her Majesty’s government and the international community to know that
Nigerian government’s claim to have rescued the students turned out to be heartbreakingly false.
The incompetency and lackadaisical attitude of Nigerian government has given confidence to other
global terrorist organization to find haven in Nigeria.
Despite the alarm from concerned nations like the United States of America on inflow of the
dreaded Islamic State of Iraq and Syria( ISIS) into Nigeria, we want to bring it to the attention of
Her Majesty’s government and the international community that the inaction of Nigerian
government has made it possible for ISIS to join forces with Boko Haram in the country to unleash
terror on the people.
Nothing could be more terrifying than the news of aid workers killed by Islamic fundamentalist from
Northern Nigeria.
Kidnapping for ransom is better described as lucrative business in Nigeria, particularly since the
Fulani herdsmen from other African countries in cohort with local Fulani herdsmen seems to enjoy
total shield from the law in Nigeria.
In the Vanguard newspaper of March 24, 2018, the former Nigeria Minister of Defence, General T.
Y. Danjuma called on Nigerians to rise and defend themselves against ethnic cleasing, stressing
that relying on the Nigerian Armed forces for defence will only lead to the peoples death.
In like manner, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria warned recently that war
may soon break out in Nigeria, insisting that ;
“Another civil war in Nigeria has become imminent and inevitable”.
According to Chief Obasanjo, the reason for its inevitability is simply because Muhammade Buhari,
the Northern Nigeria Fulani oligarchs and the wider network of Fulani in Sub Saharan Africa have

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concluded plans to adopt Nigeria as the homeland for all Fulani in Africa.
On Newspot Nigeria of February 16, 2021, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, a former military Head
of State said;
“Thousands of our people are homeless and refugees
across the length and breath of their country.
We know what farmers have faced in the last few years,
and the harvest will be a serious challenge this year”
Continuing he said;
“It is true that we are all in state of fear and collective anxiety.

IX. INSECURITY IN YORUBA LAND

This insecurity situation in Northern Nigeria is getting worrisome with the Fulani herdsmen joining
the league of terrorist emerging from Northern Nigeria introducing a new dimension.
They invade agricultural farms in Yoruba land, wrecking havoc on Yoruba agrarian economy
such that our people are no more safe.
When we complaint, the Nigerian government will invoke the freedom of movement clause,
emphasizing that the Fulanis as Nigerians have the right to be anywhere in the country.
There is every proof to believe that the Fulani invasion has other ulterior motives beyond cattle
rearing, considering the volume of non Nigerian Fulanis transported into Nigeria in truck loads.
This is because we know that traditional mode of operation of Fulani herdsmen is to follow their
cattle with only stick in their hand, whereas the new Fulani herdsmen invading Yoruba land now
come in hundreds with AK4 riffles and assaults in their hands, raping our women and daughters,
and killing our farmers.
X. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Culturally, we have nothing in common with other regions in Nigeria. We are totally distinctive from
the Hausa/Fulani of the North and Ibo people of the East.
Our language is different from that of Hausa of the North and Ibo of the East, just as English is
different from French and Dutch.
Our social orientation have no similarities, we also do not share the same belief system.
We Yorubas are naturally accommodating and tolerant.
All religions thrive in Yoruba land without discrimination.
It is common knowledge that a Yoruba family may consist of Muslims, Christians, and Traditional
religion worshippers.
Sometimes in 1947, Chief Obafemi Awolowo who later became Nigeria opposition leader said;
“Nigeria is not a nation, it is a mere geographical
expression . There are no Nigerians in the same
sense as there are English, Welsh, or French.
The word NIGERIA is merely a distinctive appellation
to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of
Nigeria and those who do not”.
Also in 1948, Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa who later became the Prime Minister of Nigeria
said;
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 “Since 1914, the British Government has been
trying to make Nigeria into one country, but the
Nigerian people themselves are historically
different in their backgrounds, in their religious
beliefs, and customs and do not show themselves
any sign of willingness to unite. Nigerian unity
is only a British intention for the country.”
These are statements of fact that can not be ignored, because they are realities and more
manifesting at the present time.

xi. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

With millions of Yoruba people in major countries of the western world, UK, USA, Canada,
Australia, France, Germany, Italy, and others, it is our desire to maintain the cordial affinity
between our people and the civilized world with no hindrance from any quarter based on their
disdain for western education and civilization.
We desire to make progressive contribution to the laudable British Commonwealth family, the
global war on terrorism, and take our seat among civilized nations of the world as an independent
nation out of Nigeria.
We are eager to have the civilized world business men and women back in our midst as business
and technical partners in our pursuit of a return to glorious Yoruba land.

xii. CONCLUSION
Recalling Security Council Report Sc/14245 of 9 July 2020 presented to The Secretary-
General of the United Nations, (Document S/2020/585), which alerted that about 7.7 million
Nigerians may need “EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE” due to possible displacement from terrorists
activities.
With escalation of tension between farmers in Yorubaland and Fulani herdsmen, we want this
MEMORANDA treated as SAFE OUR SOUL (SOS) as the condition is getting extremely volatile.
The above stated facts informed our decision to withdraw peacefully from the union of NIGERIA to
have our own independent nation as presented by Professor Banji Akintoye to the Unrepresented
Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) on May 29, 2020.
We crave for our own nation, ODUDUWA PEOPLES REPUBLIC where we can return to the old
parliamentary system fashioned after Westminster in Western Nigeria before the imposition of a
unitary government in Nigeria through Decree 34 of 1966.
As an independent nation, ODUDUWA PEOPLES REPUBLIC, we hope to remain a good neighbor
of the Nigerian nation with all possible co-operations at all international fora including but not
limited to African Union (AU) Economic Community of West Africa, (ECOWA) the British
Commonwealth, and other international organisations.
We cannot continue in a nation where looting is the norm, and where insecurity is deterring
national growth and scaring foreign investors.
We Yorubas consider ourselves too decent for the negativity we are facing in Nigeria, hence we
seek to exit the union peacefully.
We, the under listed, representing all the indigenous groups of Yoruba nation therefore unanimously
request and appeal to;
(a) The United Nation Security Council, and
(b) Your Majesty’s government of the United Kingdom
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to facilitate dialogue between we, the Yoruba people and the government of Nigeria as prelude to
understanding process towards our independence peacefully through
REFERENDUM AND PLEBISCITE TO BE CONDUCTED IN YORUBALAND only, under the
supervision of the international community, i.e. United Nation, British Commonwealth, European
Union, African Union, Economic Community of West African States, and other global bodies.

As the author of the 106 years old documents of Amalgamation of 1914, which can not be relevant
after a century, we seek Her Majesty’s government and the United Nations to facilitate an
OBSERVATORY RAPPORTOUR to visit Nigeria to verify all our claims in this MEMORANDA and
thereafter make the teams report available to the British Parliament, United Nations Security
Council, the Commonwealth office, European Union, African Union, Economic Community of West
Africa and other relevant international bodies.

GROUP REPRESENTATIVE GROUP REPRESENTATIVE

Akoko Alhaji Abdulkadir Azeez Dr Taiwo Odukale
Awori Prof Babatunde Yusuf Dele Oguniyi
Ekiti Adeniyi Adewale Balogun Ijesha Prince Bisi Onibokun
Eko Eng Wasiu Bishi. Eng Segun Olaniyi
Mrs Mistura Ojikutu Agbaakin Akerele
Dr Bade Williams Ikale Dr Bernard Egbodofo..
Egba Prof Alabi Kelani Ilaje Kayode Emola
Wasiu Ojugbele Ilorin Ibrahim Hassan
Ajani Bankole Igbomina Dr Sesan Aderoju.
Egbado Dr Samuel Bamgbola Oke Ogun Dr Abdulrahman Ashimi
Gabriel Adegbola Prof Olatunbosun Tijani
Dr Femi Abioro Okun Arch Jubril Alimi
Egbe Evangelist Samson Gabriel Ondo Dr Taiwo Awosika
Egun Mathew Wenu Dr Benjamin Adegeye
Ibarapa Alhaji Ismaheel Abdulhakeem Olugbenga Akindolie
Alhaji Olawale Aremu Oshun Adeoye Oyedokun
Ibadan Abiodun Olopade Murtala Salawu
Makanjuola Adigun Mobolaji Surajudeen Raji
Tajudeen Odunayo Dr Anthony Olalere Adigun
Ife Chief Diran Bamigbopa Owo Olunfunlayo Ayeni
Olusegun Aderemi Oyo Shittu Oyewole
Wande Omotola Remo Mustafa Shogade
Ijebu Pastor Ayodele Olumuyiwa Ajayi Emiola Awosile
Dr Layo Adeniyi

ATTACHMENTS
Appendix
1 a, b, c, consist of pictorial evidences of Fulani herdsmen atrocities in Yoruba land.
2 Copy of Amalgamation Report of 1914 by Sir Frederick Lugard presented to His
Majesty’s government .
3 Copy of Western Nigeria Constitution before the introduction of unitary system of
government by the military junta in January 1966.
4. Copy of Unification Decree 34 of 1966 promulgated by Major General Johnson Thomas
Aguiyi Ironsi in January 1966

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 APPENDICE 1-A
Catalogue of Pictorial evidences of Fulani herdsmen atrocities and genocide perpetrated in
Yorubaland, under the watch of Nigerian government,

Fulani herdsmen cattle invading a farm in Fulani herdsmen cattle on town road in
Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) Yorubaland (Western Nigeria)

Fulani herdsmen cattle invading a school Fulani herdsmen cattle invading a school
compound in Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) classroom in Yorubaland (Western Nigeria)

Fulani herdsmen cattle trespassing into a private Fulani herdsmen cattle trespassing into an Hotel
compound in Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) compound in Yorubaland (Western Nigeria)

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 APPENDICE 1- B

Fulani herdsmen murdered a farm owner in his farm in Fulani herdsmen murdered Dr Aborode in his farm in
Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) Oyo state, Yorubaland (Western Nigeria)

A victim of kidnapping by Fulani herdsmen in Victim of kidnapping by Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland

Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) (Western Nigeria)

Victim of kidnapping by Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland Victim of kidnapping by Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland
(Western Nigeria) (Western Nigeria)

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 APPENDICE 1- C

Victim of kidnapping by Fulani herdsmen in Yorubaland Fulani herdsmen caught with ammunitions in Yorubaland
(Western Nigeria) (Western Nigeria) only to be released by Nigerian Police

Fulani herdsmen in Nigerian Army uniform caught with

Fulani herdsmen caught with ammunitions in Yorubaland ammunitions in Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) only to be
(Western Nigeria) only to be released by Nigerian Police released by Nigerian Police

A leading newspaper reported of Fulani herdsmen

Nigerian Police led Fulani herdsmen to Ogun state in invitation of their members to farmlandss in Oyo state in
Yorubaland (Western Nigeria) Yorubaland (Western Nigeria)

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence

 APPENDICE 2
Amalgamation report of 1914 by Sir Fredrich Lugard

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
APPENDICE 3
Western Nigeria Constitution

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
APPENDICE 4
Unification Decree No 34 of 1966

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence

Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence
Memoranda for Yorubaland Independence