The renowned Yoruba Nation campaigner and activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Ighoho, has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin.
The Chief campaigner of Yoruba nation’s independence under the body of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide was announced in a statement issued by the group’s official spokesman on Monday to have been released by the Beninese government. In the official statement issued by Ilana Omo Oodua’s spokesperson, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye, which was titled, ‘Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo Ighoho released to Yoruba leader, Banji Akintoye”.
How and Why Sunday Adeyemo Igboho was arrested:
Tekedia Mini-MBA edition 16 (Feb 10 – May 3, 2025) opens registrations; register today for early bird discounts.
Tekedia AI in Business Masterclass opens registrations here.
Join Tekedia Capital Syndicate and invest in Africa’s finest startups here.
Sunday Igboho who has been in the black book of the federal government of Nigeria due to his anti government rallies and campaigns carried out in some big cities of the south western region of Nigeria. The campaigns and rallies which have recorded a massive success and gathered a huge crowd of followers are primarily centered on agitation for self determination and self governance of the South western region; basically, independence of the south western region (the Yoruba nation) from Nigeria.
On 1st of July, 2021, Sunday Igboho’s Ibadan residence was attacked by the security forces of the federal government with the intention of capturing the Yoruba nation activist and arresting his close associates and enablers.
During the bloody operation by the Department of State Services, two of Sunday Igboho’s close associates (including his chief priest) were killed in the crossfire while 13 of his associates were captured and taken to the DSS headquarters in Abuja for detention but Sunday Igboho the main target managed to escape with his wife.
After this “mystical” escape of the raid by Sunday Igboho, he fled the country en route to Germany through the Benin republic to seek asylum with his wife. He was captured in Cotonou, Benin republic with his wife on the 19th of July, 2021. His wife has since been released but he has been kept in the detention in Benin republic where the government of Nigeria has been lobbying the Beninese government for him to be extradited to Nigeria.
After the raid of July 1st, the security forces also claimed to have recovered seven AK-47 rifles, three pump-action guns, 30 fully charged AK-47 magazines, 5,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, five cutlasses, one jack-knife, one pen knife, two pistol holsters, a pair of binoculars, a wallet containing $5, local and international driving licences in his name, ATM cards, a German residence permit No. YO2N6K1NY bearing his name, two whistles, 50 cartridges and 18 walkie-talkies, numerous charm jackets/traditional body armour, two laptops, one Toshiba and one Compaq laptop, Igboho’s passport and those of his aides.
These items were presented and duly recorded by the Department of state security.
The 13 aides of Sunday Igboho that were arrested during the Ibadan raid at the activist residence were later released after a court injunction ordering for their release from the DSS detention.