Sunday Igboho Regains Freedom After Two Years Of Trial In Benin Republic

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Lagos Mag  - Content Writer
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Yoruba Nation agitator and separatist, Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho, has regained his freedom after two years of trial in the Republic of Benin.

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Confirming his release to Nigerian Tribune, Igboho said he is free to leave Cotonou for Nigeria and any other country.

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“I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I have fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years back and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now.

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“I can confirm to you that I am now free to come back to Nigeria. There is no legal encumbrance again. Even though I have been living in Cotonou for some time, I can confirm to you categorically that I have now secured the liberty to leave Cotonou for Nigeria,” the embattled activist said.

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Igboho ran into trouble with the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, when he declared the Yoruba Nation’s sovereignty.

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To actualise his agenda, he launched a campaign to chase killer herdsmen and kidnappers out of Yorubaland.

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The development prompted the Department of State Services to launch a manhunt for him.

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However, following the raid of his residence in Ibadan by operatives of the DSS, Igboho fled to Cotonou, where he was arrested in July 2021.

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According to the DSS, illegal arms including seven AK-47 rifles and thousands of ammunition were recovered from his residence.

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He was arrested at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic while attempting to flee to Germany after the DSS had declared him wanted.

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