Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has given reasons for the interventions of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Olubadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, in Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho’s matter.

Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, had been declared wanted by Nigeria’s security outfit, Department of State Services, and he is currently detained in Benin Republic.

The activist’s lawyers have applied for asylum on his behalf but the Benin Republic government has yet to respond.

Amid Igboho’s travails, the Ooni of Ife set up a committee and sent a delegation to Benin Republic alongside Olubadan to observe one of the court proceedings on Igboho’s case.

The Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also tacitly confirmed that Yoruba leaders are working “behind the scene” on Sunday Igboho’s matter.

Before Sanwo-Olu’s comment, Southern governors had asked DSS to inform them before carrying out major operations in the states. This was a few days after Igboho’s house was raided by DSS leading to the loss of lives.

On Saturday, the Special Assistant on Media to Obasanjo, Kehinde Akinyemi, confirmed that Nigerian ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, met with the President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, in the first week of August.
Obasanjo was in Benin Republic on Monday and he met with the President but nobody knew what they discussed,” Akinyemi said.

Reacting, Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, commended the Yoruba leaders for their intervention.

He said the Yoruba leaders intervened because they do not believe that Igboho will get just if extradited to Nigeria from Benin Republic.

Omololu said, “Obasanjo is a Yoruba man first before becoming a president. Yoruba leaders are not noisemakers, they don’t make noise, they act. Look at the way we fought the NADECO battle, it was intellectually coordinated.

“Obasanjo won’t want Yorubaland to be disgraced. We all know that Federal Government is after the Yoruba nation, not Igboho. Obafemi Awolowo tried his best but was rolled into prison. MKO Abiola was killed.

“We want a bigger Nigeria that is working. It is restructuring or Yoruba Nation.

“Ooni and Olubadan are Yoruba men before they are Nigerians. They have to look after their children. They will not allow Sunday to be extradited. This government is lawless, they believe in brutality, not legality.

Igboho is a social crusader, not a terrorist. He is protecting his people after the government failed and he didn’t kill anyone throughout his agitation. He is after the criminals. Why is the government defending the criminals? Sunday should be treated as a hero.

“Obasanjo and the monarchs have shown that they are full-blooded Yoruba persons. We applaud Baba Obasanjo. God will continue to raise the Yoruba Nation up.

“We are peace-loving. If the Yoruba Nation is peaceful, every part of Nigeria will benefit from it. Nobody is now safe in Yorubaland, If they have the chance, they can attack Obasanjo too.

“This administration has divided Nigeria so much. We are praying that this administration should end soon. This government has destroyed so many things.

“Federal Government should be considerate now by the efforts of the Yoruba leaders. Obasanjo is the father of Africa and he must be respected.”

heniford2:
He will be free this i know soon

Staphylococcus:
Igboho the freedom fighter suddenly turned to a weakling and coward.

Someone that should be standing strong and screaming at the top of his voice that "Oduduwa Republic or death"


The devil really blessed this generation with fake things. From fake pastors to fake freedom fighters.

Omololu said, “Obasanjo is a Yoruba man first before becoming a president. Yoruba leaders are not noisemakers, they don’t make noise, they act. Look at the way we fought the NADECO battle, it was intellectually coordinated.

Officialgarri:
When Igboho was screaming and boasting, and threatening and scaling a palace fence to see a king under duress, parading himself as the new champion in town with his local bullet proof, the old men just sat watching him. Allowed him to explore his youthfulness.

But when it was time to call him to order, it was an easy catch. Now the old men are the ones still pleading on his behalf.

I must attain and join the cabal of shot callers in this country.

OgbeniOptional:
They are working behind the scenes. Je ki Ori e o pe

Staphylococcus:
Igboho the freedom fighter suddenly turned to a weakling and coward.

Someone that should be standing strong and screaming at the top of his voice that "Oduduwa Republic or death"


The devil really blessed this generation with fake things. From fake pastors to fake freedom fighters.

Officialgarri:
When Igboho was screaming and boasting, and threatening and scaling a palace fence to see a king under duress, parading himself as the new champion in town with his local bullet proof, the old men just sat watching him. Allowed him to explore his youthfulness.

But when it was time to call him to order, it was an easy catch. Now the old men are the ones still pleading on his behalf.

I must attain and join the cabal of shot callers in this country.

Elzakzaky:
The same Ooni that Igboho was raining insults on is the same person working to get a soft landing for him. Where is the Alaafin that Igboho was praising to the heavens?

Powersurge:
I love the way Ijaws protected Tompolo

OgbeniOptional:
They are working behind the scenes. Je ki Ori e o pe

27Pushing30:


I repeat you are a daft entity

In 2021 , they should just INVADE another country.


And you will claim buhari is clueless .


You’re a total waste of space

Staphylococcus:
Igboho the freedom fighter suddenly turned to a weakling and coward.

Someone that should be standing strong and screaming at the top of his voice that "Oduduwa Republic or death"


The devil really blessed this
generation with fake things. From fake pastors to fake freedom fighters.

Elzakzaky:

If the government wanted to arrest him, they will arrest him and heaven will not fall

Elzakzaky:

Yes, Alaafin is working behind the scenes with his young wives