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We will use juju to free Sunday Igboho – Agbekoya


Agbekoya says it will use juju to free Sunday Igboho

Yoruba socio-cultural group, the Agbekoya Worldwide, has reiterated its call the government of Benin Republic to either release detained Yoruba Nations activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, legally or they would have no option but to use traditional methods to release the agitator.

The Agbekoya had, earlier in the week, threatened to use ā€˜jujuā€™ to free Igboho from detention in the West African country if he was not released legally but with the revelation on Wednesday by Igbohoā€™s counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu that the Benin authorities were on the verge of increasing Igbohoā€™s detention period by another six months, the group has once again, given the country a fresh ultimatum.

Disclosing this at a press conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday, the President-General of Agbekoya Worldwide, Chief Kamorudeen Okikiola, said this is the last warning they would be giving to Benin Republic to release Igboho or the group would employ traditional means of securing his release.

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Describing Igbohoā€™s detention as illegal, Okikiola noted that the group would no longer allow the agitator Igboho to continue wallowing in detention in the West African country.

ā€œTodayā€™s meeting is purposely for Sunday Igboho who has been in illegal detention in Benin Republic.

ā€œIf you all remember, the last time I told them in Osogbo that Agbekoya was going to release Igboho through traditional means, but some people thought itā€™s just a threat. We are here again in Ibadan. We came to discuss finally how we will secure the release of Sunday Igboho.

ā€œI thank all Yoruba leaders who have intervened on the issue. Agbekoya is one of the oldest associations in Yorubaland.

ā€œWho says we donā€™t have the power to release Igboho? The power of the olden days still exist till today. For now, we want to explore the legal means of driving home our demand, but if nothing comes out of it, then we may have no other option, but to toe the line of traditional way of releasing him from their custody.

ā€œI am saying it to the authorities of Benin Republic that everything they are doing on the issue of Sunday Igboho is nothing but illegality. If they like, let them move him from one prison to another; that will not prevent us when we are ready to strike.

ā€œWe want them to know that we mean business. We want Sunday Igboho to be released immediately. Benin Republic should not dare us. We can do it. They should not allow Nigerian Government to teleguide them.

ā€œSunday Igbohoā€™s mother is seriously ill. Do they want the old woman to die without seeing her son? His counsel, Yomi Alliyu, has already told us that Igboho has not committed any criminal act to warrant his continued detention.

ā€œWe are ready for anything that will happen. Release Sunday Igboho now, no more six months in detention. We donā€™t need to enter their country before we can set Igboho free. If they like, let them mandate their entire army to guard his prison, that will not stop us,ā€ the group warned.


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