Mr Macaroni Speaks After His Release

Following his arrest and release for protesting against the reopening of the Lekki Toll Gate, Debo Macaroni aka Mr. Macaroni, has spoken.

Via his Twitter account, he spoke on the ethnic insecurity in Nigeria and called on the government to remember that it is its duty to protect all Nigerians.

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Ignoring his arrest, he spoke on the oneness of the Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba and urged everyone to embrace each other.

The Hausa man is my brother, so is the Igbo man and The Yoruba man. We are all one. The Government and the Government alone is responsible for any insecurity in Nigeria and it is their duty to protect all Nigerians. I plead for peace.
We will come back to my matter later. ✊?

— DeboMacaroni (@mrmacaronii) February 13, 2021

His tweet is coming after the ethnic violence that happened on Saturday at the Shasha area of Oyo state which has been a hotbed of ethnic strife recently.

Following the rancour between the Yoruba and Hausa traders, hoodlums took over some areas in Akinyele Local Government. Unconfirmed reports revealed that three persons were killed in the clash, while shops and other properties were said to have been burnt in the area by hoodlums who reportedly took advantage of the situation to wreak havoc on innocent residents. The police only confirmed one death.

However, calm has been restored to the area as Governor Seyi Makinde had ordered the closure of Shasha market indefinitely and imposed a dusk to dawn curfew.