Leader of Yoruba agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has regained his freedom from protective custody by the Benin Republic, as confirmed by his lawyer, Yomi Aliu.
“Yes, he has been released. He was released yesterday. He is now in Germany,” Aliu said.
Asked to speak on the state of his release, he replied: “I can’t speak about it”.
It was gathered that in July 2021, Igboho was arrested alongside his wife, Ropo, in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and detained at the request of the Nigerian government after he had fled Nigeria when the Department of State Services (DSS) raided his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state on July 1.
Igboho had planned a “Yoruba nation rally” in Lagos two days before the raid.
The raid led to the death of two people while 12 of his aides were arrested.
The DSS had alleged that Igboho was stockpiling weapons and subsequently declared him wanted.
Attempts by the Nigerian government to repatriate him to Nigeria after his arrest were unsuccessful.
The Benenise authorities later released his wife.
Igboho was arraigned at the Court D’Apeal in Cotonou and was detained in a prison facility.
The charges against him bordered on arms smuggling, inciting violence and calling for a secession of the Yoruba from the Nigerian state.
Igboho and his lawyers denied all allegations levelled against him.
However, fresh allegations of illegal entry and criminal association were levelled against him at the Benin Republic court.
