Igboho spends 117th day in Benin jail as court adjourned case indefinitely.

Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, Lead agitator for self-determination for Yoruba ethnic group was arrested on Monday, July 19, 2021, by the International Criminal Police Organisation at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin on his way to Germany.

On July 21, he was arraigned before the CourD’Appel De Cotonou which adjourned the case till the following Monday and then  it was further adjourned indefinitely on the grounds that it was investigating the case against the activist

Igohoinsists that he has not committed any offence to warrant trial by the Beninese government

According to reports he fled   Nigeria afterhe was accused of srock piling arms and aftera bloody raid on his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State was conducted  by the Department of State Service (DSS).

The court had  ordered that Igoho should be kept in a facility in the country pending the conclusion of the investigation.

There were speculations that the Federal Government was making moves to him over to Nigeria to face terrorism charges but the Federal Government, through The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr AbubakarMalami, said, last week, that it was not opposed to political solution to the Igboho case and that of the IPoB leader, NnamdiKanu.

The  leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, IlanaOmoOodua, Professor BanjiAkintoye, said the judiciary system in Benin Republic is different from the one we practiced in Nigeria, saying an investigative judge remanded him.

Adeleye, said: “Here in Nigeria, it is the police, EFCC or DSS that investigate and take matters to court but, over there, they have a judge that investigates after the police must have leveled their own allegation.

“The judge will now investigate and table his findings before a judge that will do the trial.

“l am quoting what Ibrahim Salami, one of his (Igboho) lawyers over there said. Then the trial judge will table his ruling before another judge who will give judgment.

“So the investigative judge said he is still investigating and the court remanded him.

“But we know that the Nigerian government is the one behind it. We all know Benin Republic is the 37th state of Nigeria and they rely so much on Nigeria on trade.

“Ninety percent of the people who do business in Cotonou, if properly investigated, they are there because of Nigerians.

“Immediately Igboho was arrested, a helicopter was already there to fly him to Nigeria but the Benin government refused.

“So as I speak to you now, there is no allegation against Igboho, it is only on paper. It is a paper allegation.

“No formal charge, no request for extradition from the Nigerian government against Igboho.

“Igboho is not being remanded over the case of threat to Nigeria.

“It is about the reason why he is in their country, to know if he is in the country to cause unrest or something.

Mr. OlayomiKoiki,spokesman for Igbohosai,the yoruba nation will never be deterred or derailed and Agitation for Yoruba nation is still on course.