Gists By Sunday Igboho Arrested In Cotonou
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also
known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested
in Cotonou, Benin Republic, The PUNCH has
learnt.
He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on
Monday night, a top source familiar with the
matter told our correspondent.
Igboho was arrested by the security forces in
Benin Republic about three weeks after the
Department of State Services declared him
wanted for allegedly stockpiling arms, an
allegation he has since denied.
The source told The PUNCH that Igboho will
be repatriated to Nigeria on Tuesday (today)
from Benin Republic, one of Nigeria’s
neighbouring countries in the West African
sub region.
“He was arrested in Cotonou while he tried to
travel out on Monday night. His destination
was Germany. The security forces in Benin
Republic should repatriate him to Nigeria on
Tuesday,” the source said.
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The Nigerian secret police had raided
Igboho’s Ibadan residence in the Soka area on
July 1, 2021, arrested about 12 of his aides
and killed two of them in a gun duel.
The Federal Government of Nigeria had
placed the Nigeria Immigration Service and
the Nigeria Customs Service on alert to stop
Igboho from leaving the country.
When contacted, a member of Igboho’s legal
team, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said he would
speak with the lead counsel, Yomi Aliyu
(SAN), and revert later.
DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, did not
respond to a text message seeking
confirmation on the matter.
Afunanya, at a briefing on July 1, 2021, had
vowed that “Igboho may run as far as he can.
He may hide as long as he wants…But this
will be the end of his shenanigans.”