Sunday Igboho Drags Buhari Govt To Court, Wants Aides Released

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has approached the
Federal High Court, Abuja, for the release of his aides arrested by
operatives of the Department of State Services at his house in the
Soka area of Ibadan on July 1.

Counsel for the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Yomi Aliyu (SAN),
told our correspondent on the telephone on Thursday that he had
filed an action before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the
release of the 13 arrested persons.

The lawyer did not give the details of the suit, but he said
spokesman for Igboho, Olayomi Koiki, had issued a statement on
Wednesday that the DSS did not allow lawyers to see Igboho’s aides
in its custody.

Asked what step he was taking to ensure their release, Aliyu
said, “We have filed an action before a Federal High Court in Abuja
concerning their bail. We filed it today.”

The DSS had invaded the residence of Igboho around 1:30am on
July 1. The secret police admitted to killing two of his aides and
arresting 13 persons, adding that its men recovered arms and
ammunition.

But Igboho, who has since denied the claims said the weapons
were planted by the DSS.

In a related development, the Ilana Omo Oodua has said the 49
protesters arrested during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos will
soon be released.

The spokesman for the Prof. Banji Akintoye-led group, Maxwell
Adeleye, told our correspondent on Thursday that the group’s
lawyers had been working to ensure the release of the protesters
that have spent six days in police custody.

He said, “We know that they have been in police custody for so
many days now but our lawyers are working to ensure their
release.

“I don’t want to say what we are doing but i.cam assure you that
they will be freed very soon because they did not commit any
crime.”

Meanwhile, the Yoruba self-determination group, Yoruba Ko’ya
Liberation Movement has called on the governors in the South-West
region of Nigeria to add their voices to those calling for the
release of the protesters.

The YKLM, said this in a statement in Ibadan on Thursday by its
Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Oluwajuyitan.

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has approached the
Federal High Court, Abuja, for the release of his aides arrested by
operatives of the Department of State Services at his house in the
Soka area of Ibadan on July 1.

Counsel for the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Yomi Aliyu (SAN),
told our correspondent on the telephone on Thursday that he had
filed an action before a Federal High Court in Abuja for the
release of the 13 arrested persons.

The lawyer did not give the details of the suit, but he said
spokesman for Igboho, Olayomi Koiki, had issued a statement on
Wednesday that the DSS did not allow lawyers to see Igboho’s aides
in its custody.

Asked what step he was taking to ensure their release, Aliyu
said, “We have filed an action before a Federal High Court in Abuja
concerning their bail. We filed it today.”

The DSS had invaded the residence of Igboho around 1:30am on
July 1. The secret police admitted to killing two of his aides and
arresting 13 persons, adding that its men recovered arms and
ammunition.

But Igboho, who has since denied the claims said the weapons
were planted by the DSS.

In a related development, the Ilana Omo Oodua has said the 49
protesters arrested during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos will
soon be released.

The spokesman for the Prof. Banji Akintoye-led group, Maxwell
Adeleye, told our correspondent on Thursday that the group’s
lawyers had been working to ensure the release of the protesters
that have spent six days in police custody.

He said, “We know that they have been in police custody for so
many days now but our lawyers are working to ensure their
release.

“I don’t want to say what we are doing but i.cam assure you that
they will be freed very soon because they did not commit any
crime.”

Meanwhile, the Yoruba self-determination group, Yoruba Ko’ya
Liberation Movement has called on the governors in the South-West
region of Nigeria to add their voices to those calling for the
release of the protesters.

The YKLM, said this in a statement in Ibadan on Thursday by its
Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Oluwajuyitan.