After several failed attempts by Nigerian government to extradite him, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, the detained Yoruba Nation activist, has been released by the Benin Republic Government.
The activist, who is fondly called Sunday Ighoho, was released on Monday to the leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye, and his deputy, a French Language Expert and Chieftain of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran.
In a statement issued by the Communications Secretary to Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Mr. Maxwell Adeleye, Akintoye described Igboho’s release as a “Triumph of Truth over Darkness in Yoruba Land.”
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It was unclear if the activist, who has been incarcerated since July 2021, will be allowed to return to Nigeria.
Igboho was arrested in the Benin Republic on his way to Germany alongside his wife who was released shortly after.
The couple left Nigeria after operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided their Ibadan residence on July 1, 2021.
