Go After Bandits, Not Sunday Igboho, Afenifere Tells FG

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Friday, condemned the
attempt by security operatives to arrest Yoruba rights activist,
Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.

Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, said the machinery of
government would not have been after Igboho were he a bandit.

Pandemonium broke out on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway when Igboho and his supporters were on their way to meet
with 93-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo.

In a viral video, a topless Igboho was seen with his men daring
the security operatives and throwing expletives.

Speaking on the incident, Odumakin said: “There is no sense in
that (the attempted arrest). He (Igboho) is a free citizen of
Nigeria. If they need him for any questioning, they should invite
him not to go and waylay him on way like an armed robber.

“We condemn their attempt. There is no need for it. He has not
been invited let alone not honouring the invitation. Chasing him on
the road is condemnable.”

The Afenifere spokesman lamented the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari favoured bandits who have been left roaming the
country despite their many atrocities.

When asked whether the group was concerned that security
agencies were after Igboho and not bandits, the Afenifere spokesman
said: “Sunday Igboho is not a bandit. Bandits are special under
this administration. That is the difference between a bandit and a
non-bandit in Nigeria today,” Odumakin stressed.

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Friday, condemned the
attempt by security operatives to arrest Yoruba rights activist,
Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.

Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, said the machinery of
government would not have been after Igboho were he a bandit.

Pandemonium broke out on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway when Igboho and his supporters were on their way to meet
with 93-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo.

In a viral video, a topless Igboho was seen with his men daring
the security operatives and throwing expletives.

Speaking on the incident, Odumakin said: “There is no sense in
that (the attempted arrest). He (Igboho) is a free citizen of
Nigeria. If they need him for any questioning, they should invite
him not to go and waylay him on way like an armed robber.

“We condemn their attempt. There is no need for it. He has not
been invited let alone not honouring the invitation. Chasing him on
the road is condemnable.”

The Afenifere spokesman lamented the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari favoured bandits who have been left roaming the
country despite their many atrocities.

When asked whether the group was concerned that security
agencies were after Igboho and not bandits, the Afenifere spokesman
said: “Sunday Igboho is not a bandit. Bandits are special under
this administration. That is the difference between a bandit and a
non-bandit in Nigeria today,” Odumakin stressed.