The extradition proceedings of Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation
agitator, suffered a setback on Wednesday as Benin Republic
authorities failed to bring him before a court sitting in
Cotonou.
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Igboho is being held by Brigade Criminelle in Cotonou after he
was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou,
Republic of Benin, with his wife on their way to Germany on Monday
night.
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He was declared wanted by the Department of State Services early
in July after his Ibadan house was raided on July 1, 2021 by the
operatives of the DSS.
Two people were killed by the DSS in the late night raid while
12 others persons were arrested and later paraded in Abuja. They
have since been charged to court.
Recall on Wednesday that some Yoruba living in and around
Cotonou thronged the court awaiting the commencement of the
trial.
There are no clear reasons why the proceedings did not commence
yesterday. Ropo, Igboho’s wife, who was arrested with him at the
airport, is a German citizen.
Igboho had filed for political asylum in Germany before his
arrest.
Yomi Alliyu, his lawyer, had said the Extradition Treaty of 1984
between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin does not include
political fugitives.
The extradition proceedings of Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation
agitator, suffered a setback on Wednesday as Benin Republic
authorities failed to bring him before a court sitting in
Cotonou.
Igboho is being held by Brigade Criminelle in Cotonou after he
was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou,
Republic of Benin, with his wife on their way to Germany on Monday
night.
He was declared wanted by the Department of State Services early
in July after his Ibadan house was raided on July 1, 2021 by the
operatives of the DSS.
Two people were killed by the DSS in the late night raid while
12 others persons were arrested and later paraded in Abuja. They
have since been charged to court.
Recall on Wednesday that some Yoruba living in and around
Cotonou thronged the court awaiting the commencement of the
trial.
There are no clear reasons why the proceedings did not commence
yesterday. Ropo, Igboho’s wife, who was arrested with him at the
airport, is a German citizen.
Igboho had filed for political asylum in Germany before his
arrest.
Yomi Alliyu, his lawyer, had said the Extradition Treaty of 1984
between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana and Republic of Benin does not include
political fugitives.