Why Sunday Igboho May Drop Yoruba Nation Agitation

MICHAEL AKINOLA

The Yoruba Nation freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho, appears set to drop his agitation for the Yoruba to secede from Nigeria.

P.M.EXPRESS reports as was disclosed by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, who begged President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive the self-appointed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), over his agitations.

Oba Oluwo, in a letter sent to President Buhari, said Sunday Igboho, who was declared wanted after his house was raided last week by the DSS, has suffered a lot.

The traditional ruler said Igboho will drop his agitations, adding that he would take him on a visit to Buhari to demonstrate his willingness drop the agitation.

In the letter, Oluwo said Sunday Igboho earned his popularity as an activist, whose joy is to liberate the oppressed and whenever he had information about his move, he usually called him to order.
Oluwo recalled that Adeyemo visited his palace in 2011 and he gave him pieces of advice when sought.
However, the monarch regretted that “instead of Igboho to distinctively differentiate between agitation towards Government and inter groups activism, he failed”.

The monarch said he was insulted by Igboho for standing up for a disunited Nigeria, saying, however, that he has forgiven him.
He appealed to the President, saying, “I’m personally beseeching your Excellency as the number one citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to demonstrate your magnanimity by forgiving our promising son, Chief Adeyemo Sunday Igboho”.

“He is a novice in handling issues against the Government. He is a gift to us in Yoruba. He has pledged his readiness to listen to us. I appeal to your Excellency to slow down the security trail on Sunday Igboho. I promise your Excellency that Igboho will mind his steps henceforth. He has suffered a lot. He would step down agitations. I will bring him for a peace talk at an appropriate time.”

It was not confirmed by Igboho if he was privy to the letter to the President over the Oba’s claim that he would drop the agitation.