Nigeria, April 15 -- The Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, the apex body of the Yoruba self-determination groups, has disowned the attackers of the Oyo State House Assembly and the state secretariat at Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital, on Saturday, describing the suspects as 'hoodlums' trying to hide under the foliage of the association.

In a statement on Sunday by its General Secretary, Yemi Akindele, titled, 'Important disclaimer,' the group berated the attackers who claimed to be members of the Yoruba Nation agitators.

It stated that the attack by the impostors was needless and uncalled for.

The statement read, "The attention of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide has been drawn to the unfortunate incident of a needless attack on the Oyo State House...