The Fulani Socio-Cultural Association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has requested that Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho be extradited to Nigeria to stand justice.
Igboho fled to the Benin Republic in July 2021 after being declared wanted by the Department of State Services for allegedly acquiring guns to destabilize Nigeria, a charge he rejected.
However, his luck ran out as he was apprehended by Interpol at a Benin airport while attempting to board a trip to Germany.
He had been imprisoned in the Benin Republic for several months but was released on Monday, much to the delight of many Nigerians, particularly in the South-West.
Saleh Alhassan, the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, requested the Beninese authorities to hand over the Yoruba leader to its Nigerian counterpart in response to his release.
In an interview with SaharaReporters, Alhassan stated that Igboho should be handled similarly to Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.
He said, “They should quickly bring him (Igboho) back for trial so that he can be behind bars like Nnamdi Kanu because he is a threat to peace and security of this country. Nigerian authorities should bring him back and put him into trial.
“He is an eminent threat to the country since he left, have you heard of any killing in the South West again? Let’s be honest, that means he was the one instigating it. Ask yourself, since he left, have you heard about the herdsmen palaver?
“The government should behave like the Russian government and deal with all those who want to destabilize this country. The government in Benin Republic should release him to the Nigerian government; he is a wanted man here in Nigeria. He should be released to the Nigerian government for onward trial for the crime he has committed against humanity. With the burning of the palace of the Sarkin Fulani of Oyo State and killing of seven people; he is wanted for trial, he also attacked custom officers.”
