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27th Aug 2018

Man creates EDL parody, gets Tommy Robinson to endorse it

Bow down in the presence of Niko Omilana

Oli Dugmore

Niko Omilana Tommy Robinson

Bow down in the presence of Niko Omilana

Niko Omilana has made a habit of trolling the EDL. Be it attending their rallies so under the pretence of spending “24 hours undercover as a racist,” or meeting Tommy Robinson, telling him about a parody ‘EDL’ splinter group, and asking him to encourage people to sign up.

Which is exactly what he’s done.

It seems Niko wasn’t happy with the amount of death threats he was receiving so, when presented with a chance meeting of Tommy Robinson, he asked him to shout out the ‘NDL’, or Niko Defence League.

“Subscribe to Niko Defence League,” Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) said. “Join the NDL.”

Niko’s latest brush with the EDL saw him attend a Free Tommy march on July 13 (the date of Donald Trump’s visit to the UK), as protesters met with pro-Trump demonstrators.

And some of them recognised him…