Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday,
condemned the attempt by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the men of
the Department of State Services to arrest Yoruba rights activist, Sunday
Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho.
In an interview with The PUNCH, Afenifere
spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, said the machinery of government would not have been
after Igboho were he a bandit.
NigerianEye had earlier reported that pandemonium broke out on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when Igboho and his supporters were on their way to meet with 93-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo.
In a viral video, a shirtless Igboho was seen with his men
daring the security operatives and throwing expletives.
Speaking after the incident, Odumakin said,
“There is no sense in that (the attempted arrest). He (Igboho) is a free
citizen of Nigeria. If they need him for any questioning, they should invite
him not to go and waylay him on way like an armed robber.
“We condemn their attempt. There is no need for it. He has
not been invited let alone not honouring the invitation. Chasing him on the
road is condemnable.”
The Afenifere spokesman lamented that the regime of the
President, Muhammadu Buhari favoured bandits who have
been left roaming the country despite their many atrocities.
When asked whether the group was concerned that security
agencies were after Igboho and not bandits, the Afenifere spokesman said,
“Sunday Igboho is not a bandit. Bandits are special under this administration.
That is the difference between a bandit and a non-bandit in Nigeria today,”
Odumakin stressed.
Igboho rose to prominence last month when he issued an
eviction notice to herdsmen accused of sundry crimes in the Ibarapa area of Oyo
State and enforced same.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu had said the
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, ordered the arrest of the rights
activist but many Nigerians had condemned such move, insisting that the
security agencies should instead summon popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad
Gumi, who has been seen hobnobbing with bandits in the forests of Zamfara and
Niger States of late.
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