Yoruba council raises alarm over ethnic bullying of LASU lecturer

• Yoruba Council Worldwide has condemned the alleged taste bullying of LASU lecturer Dr. Adeyinka Bello by alleged Igbo societal media users
• The Council besides urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo to telephone its members to bid to halt the harassment and fueling of taste tension
• In a connection sent to Legit.ng, the Council called connected information agencies to analyse and prosecute those threatening Dr. Bello, ensuring bid and unity prevail

Lagos, Nigeria – The Yoruba Council Worldwide has raised an alarm implicit what it described arsenic "ethnic bullying" of a salient Yoruba person and academic, Iyalode Dr. Adeyinka Bello, allegedly by immoderate individuals of Igbo root connected assorted societal media platforms.

Yoruba Council Worldwide condemns taste bullying of LASU lecturer Dr. Adeyinka Bello connected societal media platforms. Photo credit:Facebook/Iyalode Adeyinka Bello, X/@OziIkoro
Source: UGC

In a connection issued connected Monday, June 2, by its planetary president, Aare Oladotun Hassan, and addressed to the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the assembly called for an contiguous extremity to what it termed "malicious attacks" connected Dr. Bello. The assembly described Dr. Bello arsenic a respected assemblage lecturer astatine Lagos State University and a revered Yoruba taste icon.

According to Hassan, the assembly is profoundly acrophobic astir a surge successful societal media attacks targeted astatine Dr. Bello, particularly connected platforms specified arsenic X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and YouTube. He alleged that the harassment has taken a idiosyncratic toll connected the world and called the concern an “emotional maltreatment and bullying” run orchestrated by alleged Igbo societal media users.

“This is perfectly incorrect and debasing of our practice arsenic Yoruba people,” the connection sent to Legit.ng read.

Council warns of rising threats, seeks action

The Yoruba Council further accused the attackers of infiltrating Dr. Bello’s backstage messages to contented threats, an enactment it described arsenic an affront. The connection warned that specified actions could substance taste discord and appealed to Ohanaeze Ndigbo to telephone its members to order.

“This is simply a wake-up telephone to your bully office… to telephone your Igbo kinsmen to bid now,” Hassan said.

Social media threats against Yoruba lecturer Adeyinka Bello punctual Yoruba Council to request authorities action. Photo credit: Iyalode Adeyinka Bello
Source: Facebook

NSA urged to intervene

The assembly besides called connected Nigerian information agencies, including the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Department of State Services (DSS), the National Security Adviser (NSA), and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), to instantly analyse and prosecute individuals linked to the harassment.

Reaffirming the Yoruba people's committedness to unity and peaceful coexistence, the assembly stressed that their tolerance should not beryllium mistaken for weakness.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has yet to respond publically to the allegations arsenic of the clip of this property release.

Yoruba Council slams Post-UTME exams.

In different report, the Yoruba Council Worldwide condemned the continued behaviour of post-UTME tests, describing them arsenic redundant and a duplication of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s efforts.

Its president, Oladotun Hassan, argued that passing the UTME should beryllium capable for assemblage admission, calling for JAMB to stay the sole standardised introduction valuation body.

He besides commended the JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, for admitting UTME effect errors, urging reforms successful Nigeria’s acquisition strategy to guarantee credibility and fairness.

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Source: Legit.ng