The Nigerian Government has said Yoruba tribalist fighter, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, has been attempting to flee the country.
Uncovering the attempt, it said Igboho was trying to acquire a new passport, adding that it had placed him on the stop-list so that he could be arrested anywhere he is found.
The government’s stop-list directive against Igboho was contained in a letter by the Nigeria Immigration Service dated July 9, 2021, addressed to the Director General, Department of State Services, the Inspector General of Police and the DG, National Intelligence Agency.
The letter titled, ‘Stop-listing of person: Adeyemo Sunday Adeniyi (aka Sunday Igboho), male, Nigerian, passport number A11613637, date of birth 10/10/1972’ was copied to all zonal controllers and control posts nationwide.
It read, “I am directed to request that you kindly place the above-named person on stop-list. Credible intelligence revealed that Adeyemo is making efforts to obtain a police extract and/or court affidavit to enable him acquire a new Nigerian passport, apparently to facilitate his escape out of the country.
“In addition, he should be arrested wherever and whenever sighted and referred to the Director-General, Department of State Services vide letter no: S.605/A/246 dated 05 July 2021.”
The NIS letter was signed on behalf of the Comptroller General of Immigration by Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Investigation and Compliance, A.B. Baba.
Igboho went under after a raid on his Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State residence by the DSS, an operation that led to the killing of two of his armed guards who engaged security agents and the arrest of 13 others.
The International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, acknowledged a 27-page petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators signed by the Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye, Igboho, and 49 Yoruba self-determination groups.
The petition was filed against President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, former Chief of Army Staff and former Inspectors General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and Mohammed Adamu.
They accused the Nigerian leaders and security chiefs of genocide and crimes against humanity and against the Yoruba people of Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, Okun Land in Kogi and Kwara states.
The ICC suit against the President and others, whose actions were said to have been taken towards ending insecurity in the country, has been described in certain corners as ridiculous.
A source particularly said, “We will wait to see how ICC or any court of jurisdiction will rule that a sovereign country Nigeria has no constitutional responsibility to fight insecurity the likes of that being inflicted by Boko Haram, bandits, Nnamdi Kanu-led IPOB and Sunday Igboho-led Yoruba secessionist group.”
