Sunday Igboho: Ooni Of Ife Rallies Support, Sets Up Advisory Committee

By Ayodele Oni

Prominent Yoruba Traditional Rulers may have waded in as the Federal Government is insisting on extradicting Activist Sunday Adeyemo, aka Igboho, who is currently being held in custody in Benin Republic.

Igboho, arrested on Monday, while attempting to board an aircraft enroute Germany, is spending his fourth day in custody and there are indications that he might be arraigned in Court on Thursday.

There were reports of pockets of demonstration in Ibadan, Oyo state and Court premises in Benin Republic capital on Wednesday to press home the unconditionally release of Igboho.

In an attempt to ensure soft landing for the Yoruba Activist, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi,  has constituted a 28-member Committee of South-west leaders to look into the arrest of Sunday Igboho in Benin Republic.

It was learnt that the committee was inaugurated early this week at the Ooni’s Palace in Ile Ife.

One of the coordinators of the Committee, Chief Akin Osuntokun, who disclosed this explained that the Committee is expected to look into the issues surrounding the arrest of Igboho and related matters.

According to Chief Osuntokun “The Ooni of Ife inaugurated an Advisory Council comprising eminent Yoruba sons and daughters across the political spectrum. It is called the Ooni Caucus.

“The inauguration ceremony had been scheduled over a month ago and it is just an accident that it coincided with reports of Sunday Igboho’s arrest in Cotonou.

“Nonetheless, the Council is actively interested in the new development and would appropriately respond in the nearest future.”

He listed other members of the Ooni caucus to include the Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao; Senator Biodun Olujimi from Ekiti state; Toyin Saraki, Kwara; Segun Awolowo, Doyin Okupe; Gbenga Daniel, from Ogun and Muyiwa Ige, Osun.