Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho says he has been granted freedom by the Beninese authorities.
He revealed this on Sunday in an interview with Nigerian Tribune.
Sunday Igboho began a campaign to chase alleged killer herdsmen and kidnappers out of the South-West states and also called on Yoruba in Hausa/Fulani or Igbo territories to return home.
He clashed with the Nigerian government in March 2021 when he declared the Yoruba Nation’s sovereignty.
In April, Nigerian forces invaded his home in Ibadan, arresting his men and accusing him of stockpiling arms.
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The agitator fled Nigeria and was later arrested at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic while attempting to flee to Germany.
The Buhari administration unsuccessfully attempted to repatriate him to Nigeria.
Speaking with Nigerian Tribune, he said: “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I have fulfilled all the legal conditions attached to my bail a few years back and I am coming home to Nigeria, my country of origin, any moment from now.
“I can confirm to you that I am now free to come back to Nigeria. There is no legal encumbrance again. Even though I have been living in Cotonou for some time, I can confirm to you categorically that I have now secured the liberty to leave Cotonou for Nigeria.”
