Yoruba nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been released by Beninese authorities, marking the end of a two-year legal ordeal.
Speaking on Sunday, Igboho announced his legal freedom to depart from Cotonou, the capital of Benin, and return to Nigeria or travel to any country worldwide.
Having fulfilled the legal conditions attached to his bail from a few years ago, Igboho expressed his readiness to return to Nigeria soon. He confirmed, “I am now free to come back to Nigeria. There is no legal encumbrance again.”
This release follows a protracted trial by the Beninese government, initiated after Igboho declared the sovereignty of the Yoruba Nation in March 2021.
After fleeing Nigeria in July 2021 due to an invasion of his Ibadan residence by the Department of State Services (DSS), Igboho faced accusations of possessing firearms and other weapons. His arrest at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport in Cotonou thwarted attempts by the Nigerian government to repatriate him.
Now, Igboho is set to return home after a complex legal journey in Benin.