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By Adejumo Kabir
February 28, 2021
Premium Times

A human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has advised a self-styled Yoruba warlord, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to seek court protection from being arrested and detained by security operatives.

Mr Ozekhome gave the advice in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES Sunday to condemn the attempted arrest of Mr Igboho.

This newspaper reported how security operatives attached to Operation Burst, a joint police-military outfit, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, attempted to arrest Mr Igboho.

He was accosted on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while on his way to meet an elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo.
While the state police spokesperson, Olugbenga Fadeyi, refused to speak on what played out in Ibadan on Friday, the spokesperson of the State Security Service (SSS) Peter Afunanya, said its officers were not part of the operation.
Mr Igboho, who confirmed the incident, said authorities should go after Boko Haram leader, Ibrahim Shekau, and Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, who has been holding meetings with bandits before coming for him.

In his statement, Mr Ozekhome said the attempt to arrest the acclaimed warrior is an act of terrorism, advising that authorities ought to have sent him an invitation if they felt he had committed an offence.

“If the security agents felt there were any internal security issues or breach of the law, they should have invited him to the DSS or police office,” he said.

“It became, therefore, totally absurd that a whole security armada like soldiers, the police and the DSS will waylay an innocent Nigerian citizen in a commando-like manner and attempt to abduct him. At least, Nigerians have not been told he has committed an offence, or what offence, if any.

“What if Sunday Igboho and his handlers had felt they were being kidnapped and responded with a shootout? There would have been unnecessary mayhem and loss of lives because of the indecent and incongruous manner and way the attempted arrest was carried out.

“What the government does not still seem to understand is that because it has failed to give security and welfare to the Nigerian people as provided for in Section 14 of the 1999 Constitution, ethnic nationalism is fast rising in a way that ethnic groups and the various nationalities in the Nigerian contraption have begun to feel that they need to go the extra mile to protect themselves from ravaging insecurity.

“Someone needs to drum it to the ears of this government that the young man with a tattooed face that proudly displays his tribal marks is no longer an ordinary “small boy” representing himself alone. He has become a metaphor for the Yoruba struggle for self-determination.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, however, asked Mr Igboho to approach a court of law under the Fundamental Rights Enforcement (Procedure) Rules and seek protection from being killed or arrested.
“Sunday Igboho can approach a court of law under the Fundamental Rights Enforcement (Procedure) Rules and seek protection from being killed, arrested, being waylaid, being detained and having his humanity degraded.

“He can go to court to seek his fundamental rights that he is entitled to freedom of movement, freedom of association and the right to move about and across Nigeria to any part that he wishes, without let or hindrance. See sections 32, 33, 35, 40 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution.

“A court of law will readily grant him that protection because it has not been shown that he has committed any offence; and none is alleged against him. If any has been alleged against him, then they could invite him over to make a statement. We are operating a constitutional democracy where things are done by the rule of law; not rule of the thumb,” he said.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Igboho issued an eviction notice to Fulani herders in South-west Nigeria, over reported cases of kidnappings and killings.

He alleged that the herdsmen are perpetrators of all forms of criminality. His action is against Nigeria law which frowns at the eviction of citizens from any place of their choice.

Hmm lemme keep quiet wish him luck

Like Buhari obey the law?

I'm not sure he knows about his existence talk more of law.

Igboho, carry on with the struggle, reasonable Nigerians are with you.

its only a valid advice in a country where sanity exist right from the federal level down to the local level


but in my beloved country Nigeria its nothing like that

for where president because say he get power fit just oppose any law and nobody go make pem!!


anyway the only thing I get to say for now to Mr Sunday since he just come from abroad na.....


welcome to Nigeria!!!!

Protector, accomplice of money launderers wants to trend.

Who has court order epp?

Well! this is good advice because they will not Stop to try to arrest him.

Timely Advice..free of charge from the brain of an Igbo man

In another word employ me.

Lets get it right.

Sunday Igboho a pdp thug is being advised by a SAN to seek protection from court.

Is that SAN looking for another cash cow.

Sunday Igboho is a killer and a criminal, the law can never protect a criminal

I no go name my unborn son IGBOHO so? He strong pass all nigeria fake pastors

kidnapping is now an every week boju boju game still no kidnapper has been caught but the whole force in Nigeria are after Sunday smh

OK

They might be trying to set him up, he doesn’t need court for now. All he needs is massive support of the Yoruba people. The day they heard of his attempted arrest should have been the day we show them how much support he has. That alone should have triggered massive close to violence protest.

That’s why we Yorubas are easily walked upon, we don’t know how to really value our own.

Sunday igboho has done a tremendous job in protecting life’s and property of the Yoruba people. We the Yoruba people must show massive support for Sunday Igboho together with the OPC.

I watched a video where OPC went to apprehend criminals in GA wakilli in Ibarapa. These guys are more efficient than the national police and i have come to a conclusion that the national police has no relevant in our society since they can not protect us they should be scraped.

The Nigerian police force are more interested in oppressing the citizens than protecting them. If not since it has been said that there is one notorious Wakalli in Ibarapa the Nigerian police doesn’t find it urgent or any important to go and apprehend him until there was another attack yesterday before OPC went to do a great job.

From fulani supreme court abi? Judiciary is now an arm of the executive.

Buhari send law? wetin concern buhari with law...

law ko, lanko ni

country lori iro

The man has a stronger protection from Jazz

laiperi:
Protector, accomplice of money launderers wants to trend.

Who has court order epp?

Is he Tinubus lawyer?

laiperi:
Protector, accomplice of money launderers wants to trend.

Who has court order epp?

Mumu Useless Lawyer, how many Kidnappers brought before the Court have been sentenced to death, or 30 years imprisonment for their atrocities, it is President Buhari in Abuja that should come & do the magistrate’s duties?

Gandollaar:
Is he Tinubus lawyer?

Evans the Billionaire Kidnapper’s Advocate.

Optional09:
They might be trying to set him up, he doesn’t need court for now. All he needs is massive support of the Yoruba people. The day they heard of his attempted arrest should have been the day we show them how much support he has. That alone should have triggered massive close to violence protest.

That’s why we Yorubas are easily walked upon, we don’t know how to really value our own.

Sunday igboho has done a tremendous job in protecting life’s and property of the Yoruba people. We the Yoruba people must show massive support for Sunday Igboho together with the OPC.

I watched a video where OPC went to apprehend criminals in GA wakilli in Ibarapa. These guys are more efficient than the national police and i have come to a conclusion that the national police has no relevant in our society since they can not protect us they should be scraped.

The Nigerian police force are more interested in oppressing the citizens than protecting them. If not since it has been said that there is one notorious Wakalli in Ibarapa the Nigerian police doesn’t find it urgent or any important to go and apprehend him until there was another attack yesterday before OPC went to do a great job.

when big brother Federal Government invites him for questioning in Abuja, maybe you & your family will accompany him? There is a time for everything, Government is never in a hurry, they set the agenda, just as usual Empty Barrels omoduduwa noise makers, trouble come scatter, they will kasala, Mo Farrah 5 thousand KM long distance escape.

buckeyemedia:
when big brother Federal Government invites him for questioning in Abuja, maybe you & your family will accompany him? There is a time for everything, Government is never in a hurry, they set the agenda, just as usual Empty Barrels omoduduwa noise makers, trouble come scatter, they will kasala, Mo Farrah 5 thousand KM long distance escape.

who is FG you meant fûcking gunmen

buckeyemedia:
Evans the Billionaire Kidnapper’s Advocate.

Same shit different toilets.

Tinubu tif am, Evans kidnap Tinubu collect am.