In a bid to secure the release of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemi Igboho, protesters were seen on Saturday in Ibadan, calling for his unconditional release.
Igboho is
currently in detention in the Benin Republic over an issue bothering illegal
migration, among other offenses.
The
protesters, who were mostly youths, carried placards with various inscriptions,
demanding the immediate release of the activist currently in the custody of the
Republic of Benin.
They started
the protest from the residence of Igboho situated at Soka area of Ibadan and
matched toward the Toll Gate on Ibadan – Lagos Expressway.
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesting youths were singing
solidarity songs, calling on the Federal Government to facilitate the release
of Igboho from the custody of Republic of Benin.
One of the
protesters, who identified himself as Kareem Adesope, urged Yoruba leaders and
other meaningful Nigerians to prevail on the Federal Government to champion the
release of the activist.
Adesope said
the recent news reports that the activist was sick should be a source of
concern to all patriotic Nigerians, adding that the activist should not be
allowed to die in detention.
He claimed
that Igboho was innocent of the charges against him, saying that he should not
be treated like a common criminal.
According to
him, his (Igboho) fundamental human rights had been grossly abused.
The
protesters later returned to Igboho’s residence where they dispersed after the
protest
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