The Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has condemned Tuesday’s attacks on protesters at the Lekki tollgate, saying that it was also an attack on Yoruba nation.
The group called for the setting up of a committee to begin the immediate negotiation on the future of the country, saying that Buhari’s silence on the Lekki shootings,
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