Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in the neighbouring Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Although the Nigerian government and his Benin Replic counterpart are yet to make any formal statements regarding his reported arrest, a renowned historian and leader of the Umbrella Body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Professor Banji Akintoye, confirmed his arrest in a statement on Monday.
“I received last night the troubling information that Chief Sunday Adeyemo fondly called Igboho had been arrested at the Cotonou Airport,” Akintoye said.
According to The Punch, Igboho was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night by the security forces in Benin Republic while trying to flee to Germany.
“He was arrested in Cotonou while he tried to travel out on Monday night. His destination was Germany. The security forces in Benin Republic should repatriate him to Nigeria on Tuesday,” the Newspaper reported.
The Department of State Services (DSS) had advised Igboho to turn himself to security officials as it has launched a manhunt for him.
The secret police had earlier declared Igboho wanted for allegedly stockpiling arms, after the security agents raided his residence in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.