Olamilekan Shobowale, Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo Igboho, has reportedly been arrested by some security operatives in Benin Republic.
Igboho was arrested at an airport while trying to travel to Germany through Cotonou on Monday night.
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.
“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.
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.
