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OPC members released

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    More than 100 suspected members of the banned Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) group have been released from prison in Lagos after the state’s Office of Public Defender (OPD) intervened on their behalf, ‘ThisDay’ newspaper reported. Those released had been detained on various charges including armed robbery and arson. They were discharged unconditionally.

    The OPD is an unit of the state’s Justice Ministry that provides legal assistance to Lagos residents, especially the poor.

    The OPC was created in 1995 to fight for the interests of the Yoruba people. It was banned in 2000 following a series of riots in 1999 and 2000 in which hundreds of people died.

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