Violent attempt by a joint team of soldiers, Department of
State Services, DSS and policemen to arrest popular Yoruba activist, Sunday
Igboho on Friday afternoon was foiled.
Igboho was said to be on his way to see Afenifere chieftain,
Pa Ayo Adebanjo in Lagos when the joint team, numbering about 40 ambushed him
and wanted to arrest him on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
His supporters reportedly resisted his arrest as commotion
ensued between his supporters and the joint team which sought to arrest him by
force.
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode confirmed that the joint security
team sought to violently arrest Igboho while on his way to Lagos to see Pa
Adebanjo.
According to him, he just spoke with Igboho who confirmed
that there was a violent attempt to arrest him by a joint team of soldiers, DSS
and the police.
Fani-Kayode condemned the attempted arrest of Igboho, saying
it would be very dangerous to do so, adding that if the security operatives
wanted to see him, all they needed to do was to simply invite him and not to
lay ambush for him.
In his words: “I just spoke to my brother Sunday Igboho. He
told me there was a violent attempt to arrest him this afternoon by a joint
team of soldiers, DSS operatives and policemen numbering about 40 on the
Ibadan/Lagos Expressway whilst he was on his way to see Baba Ayo Adebanjo in
Lagos.
“I condemn this attempt to ambush and abduct him. It is not
only reckless but also very dangerous.
“If the security agencies want to see him all they need to
do is to invite him to their office. I am not aware of any crime that he has
committed & I urge restraint on all sides,” he said.
Igboho had in January issued seven days ultimatum to Fulani
herdsmen in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo over killings
of Yorubas.
After the expiration of the ultimatum, he came back to
Igangan and addressed thousands of supporters, leading to tension in the area.
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had ordered
his arrest for inciting the populace against the Fulani herdsmen.
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