The Ibadan home of Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba youth leader
popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was attacked on Thursday — with cars and
valuable items destroyed.
The attack comes two days to a ”Yoruba rally” scheduled for
July 3 in Lagos by Igboho.
A close ally of Igboho told TheCable that some gunmen raided
the house located in Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo state, around 1 am. According to
him, the gunmen seemed prepared for the attack as they targeted places where
people sleep in the house. He said they gained entry into vital areas.
He said: “There is blood everywhere. They destroyed all the cars in the house; Prado Jeep, G-Wagon and other cars including the ones belonging to his staff. They were all destroyed. You can see gun shots on the walls and on the windows.
“They shot at the
cars and riddled the glasses and doors with bullets. People don’t sleep in cars
at night, so why pumping so much bullets in them? From the look of things, they
were ready for the attack. It was planned, well-coordinated.”
Asked if Igboho was in the house during the attack, the aide
said his principal was not around.
“This is the house where he lives in Ibadan but he is not
around now. The attackers did not meet him at home,” he said.
One of the media aides of Igboho, Olayomi Koiki, also
confirmed the attack on social media. He claimed that men in army uniforms
carried out the attack.
Another media aide to the youth leader, Dapo Salami, disclosed
via telephone conversation that two people were killed by the attackers while
the CCTVs in Igboho’s room and other areas of the house were taken away.
“Two people were confirmed killed but there could be more.
They shot hundreds of bullets into the house. The CCTV in Igboho’s house was
taken away. The attackers also took away jewellery and huge amount of cash
belonging to Igboho and his family. They came around 1 am and left around
2.30am. They actually took their time to attack the house. We can confirmed
that the attackers were in army and DSS uniforms,” he said.
Adewale Oyefeso, public relations officer of the Oyo state
police command, has not responded to the attack. His mobile telephone line was
busy when TheCable called for a reaction and he has not replied to a message
sent to him as of the time of filing the report.
This is not the first time Igboho’s house has come under
attack. One of his houses in the area was allegedly set on fire by gunmen who
invaded the residence on January 26, 2021. Igboho said at the time those who
set the house on fire were loyalists of Fulani herders.
On April 26, 2021, his second house, also located in Soka
area, was attacked. At the time that there were conflicting
reports about those who carried out the attack, but a media aide of Igboho
claimed soldiers were behind the attack which happened around 2 am.
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