ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been released by the Beninese government after two years of trial
According to Yoruba Nation leader, Professor Banji Akintoye, Sunday Igboho has headed to Germany to be reunited with his family
Meanwhile, Sunday Igboho has thanked former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, Professor Akintoye, Ayo Adebanjo and several traditional rulers for the roles they played in securing his release from Beninese custody.
Igboho gave his appreciation in a statement on Sunday, which was read via his Instagram handle titled, “My Release in Benin Republic”.
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Igboho’s statement partly read, “First of all, my sincere appreciation goes to God almighty, the master of the universe, for making this day.
“I give special thanks to President Talon of Benin Republic and to all members of his cabinet. My gratitude goes to my heroic father, Professor Banji Akintoye, and Professor Wole Soyinka, for their support in the course of the struggle. May God reward you, Baba, for your standing courageously for our Yoruba nation and me. You promised to stand by me through my ordeal in Benin Republic, and you have fulfilled your promise.
“I will not forget to appreciate former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Baba Ayo Adebanjo for their roles, even though only God gives freedom. Let me use this opportunity to say thank you to all religious leaders, pastors, Muslim clerics and traditional worshippers for their prayers day and night.”
Recall that Igboho was arrested on 19 July 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, on his way to Germany.
The activist had fled Nigeria following a bloody raid on his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, by the Department of State Service (DSS), which accused him of hoarding arms.