More than two weeks after he was declared wanted by the Department of State Services (DSS), the leading Yoruba Nation secessionist, Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho) has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Igboho was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a security source told this newspaper in Abuja.
“He has been arrested. Like we said, there is no hiding place for him. He will be brought back to answer for his crimes,” the source said.
Igboho came to limelight after giving quit notice to Fulani in Osun state, and his subsequent enforcement of the order eviction where at least a dozen of Fulani were killed and their property destroyed.
He later widened the eviction notice to all the Southwest states, asking Fulani to leave.
DSS raided his residence in Oyo state, arresting some of of his armed thugs. The secret service paraded caches of weapons and charms retrieved from his residence.
They declared him wanted for stockpiling arms and attacking security forces. He however denied the allegations.
Reports further revealed that the Yoruba Nation was arrested in Benin while trying to travel out on Monday night. His destination was Germany.
Igboho’s arrest is coming few weeks after another secessionist and leader of proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in Kenya.
Kanu was extradited and arraigned before an Abuja court were he jumped bail.
Recently, IPOB has launched coordinated attacks on security formations and INEC offices across the Southeast and Southwest, killing at least 60 security officers.
