EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has reacted to the release of Sunday Igboho.
According to the Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Jared Ajayi, he described the agitator’s release as a victory for self-determination.
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Also, he noted that the people of Southwest and the socio-political body were happy over Sunday Igboho’s release.
He made this known following the release of the Oduduwa Republic pioneer by the Government of the Republic of Benin on Monday.
“Sunday Adeyemo Igboho’s release is not just for him and the Yoruba people, it is a victory indicator for all those who believe in personal liberty and the right of a given people to self-determination,” he told newsmen.
This online media platform recalls that the Department of State Services (DSS) had raided Igboho’s Ibadan residence on July 1, 2021, killed two of his aides and arrested 12 others, who were later released after spending months in detention at the secret police’s headquarters in Abuja.
He was declared wanted by the DSS for allegedly stockpiling arms to destabilise Nigeria, an allegation he denied, Igboho escaped to the neighbouring Republic of Benin in July 2021
However, luck ran out on him when he was arrested by Interpol around 8pm on July 19, 2021, at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, when he tried to board a Germany-bound aircraft alongside his wife, Ropo.
He was remanded in a prison in Cotonou and is facing trial for immigration-related offences, among others.
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