8 months after his detention by the Nigerian Government in collaboration with the Government of Benin, Sunday Igboho has reportedly been released.
The Yoruba separatist leader was arrested in July of 2021 in Cotonou and charged for forgery of travel documents, charges he later denied.
On Monday morning, one of his spokesmen, Maxwell Adeleye said on Facebook that he has been granted bail. Although there’s still no details as to the conditions for his release.
Mr Adeleye’s statement read: “Yoruba Nation Activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Ighoho, has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin.
“The Activist was released on Monday to a Yoruba Leader and Leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye and a French Language Expert/ Deputy Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran.”
The statement also described as ” as a triumph of truth over darkness in Yoruba Land.”
