Self-styled Yoruba Nation fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, known popularly as Sunday Igboho, has dedicated his release from Beninese custody to Almighty God.
This was as he appreciated former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, Professor Banji Akintoye, statesman, Ayo Adebanjo, media mogul, Dele Momodu, and several traditional rulers for facilitating his freedom from the francophone country where he had been kept in custody after his arrest on July 19, 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation.
Igboho who was arrested at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on his way to Germany, gave his appreciation in a statement on Sunday he read via his Instagram handle titled, “My Release in Benin Republic”.
Igboho’s statement partly read, “First of all, my sincere appreciation goes to God almighty, the master of the universe for making this day.
“I give special thanks to President Talon of Benin Republic and to all members of his cabinet. My gratitude goes to my heroic father, Professor Banji Akintoye, and Professor Wole Soyinka for their support in the course of the struggle. May God reward you Baba for your standing courageously for our Yoruba nation and me. You promised to stand by me through my ordeal in Benin Republic and you have fulfilled your promise.
“I will not forget to appreciate former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Baba Ayo Adebanjo for their roles, even though only God gives freedom. Let me use this opportunity to say thank you to all religious leaders, pastors, Muslim clerics and traditional worshippers for their prayers day and night.”
Recall the activist had fled Nigeria following a bloody raid on his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital by the Department of State Service (DSS), which accused him of hoarding arms.
