Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has regained freedom after two years of trial by the Beninese government.
Igboho has now been released from protective custody in the neighbouring Republic of Benin, Tribune Online reports.
According to the Yoruba Nation leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, Sunday Igboho’s release came a few hours’ ago and he is right now on his way to Germany to be reunited with his family.
Recall Igboho was arrested on Monday, July 19, 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on his way to Germany.
He had fled Nigeria after a bloody raid on his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital by the Department of State Service (DSS), which accused him of stockpiling arms.
More details to follow…
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has regained freedom after two years of trial by the Beninese government.
Igboho has now been released from protective custody in the neighbouring Republic of Benin, Tribune Online reports.
According to the Yoruba Nation leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye, Sunday Igboho’s release came a few hours’ ago and he is right now on his way to Germany to be reunited with his family.
Recall Igboho was arrested on Monday, July 19, 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on his way to Germany.
He had fled Nigeria after a bloody raid on his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital by the Department of State Service (DSS), which accused him of stockpiling arms.
More details to follow…
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER NOW
Support MATAZ ARISING’ journalism of integrity and credibility.
Good journalism ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.
We ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
TEXT AD: To advertise here – Email ad@matazarising.com
LATEST POSTS
-
WAEC appoints Nigeria’s Dangut as new registrar, CEO
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Dr Amos Josiah Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer. By Elizabeth Osayande Dangut served as Head of the Nigeria National Office from October 2023 until September 2026. In a statement on Thursday by the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra,…
-
US: ‘Should be easy to do’, Trump reacts to Christa Pike’s failed execution
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas United States President, Donald Trump, has questioned how Christa Pike’s execution by lethal injection could have failed, saying the process should not be difficult to carry out. Tribune Online reports that Pike, 50, survived two rounds of lethal injection in Tennessee, making her the first person known to survive that method of…
-
Canada to set new targets for immigrants, temporary residents
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Canada is expected to announce new immigration targets for permanent residents and temporary residents when it unveils its Immigration Levels Plan for 2027–2029 in early November. The plan will cover permanent resident admissions as well as temporary resident arrivals, including international students and temporary foreign workers, with the figures expected to shape…
){kind=link}