Adeyinka Grandson, a United Kingdom-based hate speech merchant and ethnic bigot has been convicted by a court in UK for making racial discriminatory statements and promoting a cause capable of causing public disturbance.
He was fond of making anti-Igbo and anti-Fulani speeches in his You Tube channel for which the UK authorities have consistently warned him before he was later arrested.
Adeyinka, the president of Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF), was arrested by the British police in London on August 11, 2019, over his social media posts against some ethnic groups in Nigeria. He was charged to court and convicted on all eight charges.
He claimed to be fighting for the Yoruba but many Yoruba have disowned him, saying they do not agree with his extreme views.
On several counts he had issued ‘quit notices’ to Igbo living in Yoruba land else they will face dire consequences.
During interrogation he denied any involvement in terrorism or promoting racial hatred, explaining that his group, the YYF only supports the return of Nigeria to the old regional system. But his videos put a lie to his claim as they portrayed a bitter man spewing hate, bile and threats of war.
After his arrest and interrogation in 2019, he was granted bail but his passport, two Google phones, one Apple MacBook laptop computer, one tablet, a hard drive, and a draft copy of his new book were seized.
Among the conditions for his bail include: he must sleep and live at his home address only and can’t access, use, or post on Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, or the website linked to the YYF.
He was convicted Tuesday, November 30 while sentencing would be pronounced soon.