The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, on Tuesday,
described as miscarriage of justice, the continued detention of embattled
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho.
Adams insisted that the self-determination campaigner had
committed no crime for expressing his displeasure with the Nigerian state and
demanding the secession of the South-West geopolitical zone from the current
geographical space known as Nigeria.
Counsel for the detained activist, Yomi Aliyyu, had said
that the francophone West African nation extended Igboho’s detention by six
months.
Reacting in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on
Media, Kehinde Aderemi, Adams condemned what he described as the “secret trial”
of Igboho.
“There was miscarriage of justice in the way Igboho’s
detention was extended without trial. It is evident that Benin Republic has
taken Igboho’s case far beyond the normal legal procedures.
“The extension of the detention of Igboho further exposed
the frailty in the administration of justice. The young man’s rights have been
abused without trial. He had not been convicted of any offence. The law of any
country that claims to be guided by the rule of law should be explicit on the
rights of citizens,” Adams was quoted as saying.
Recall that the Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), earlier said the Federal Government
would bring back Igboho to Nigeria after his prosecution in Benin Republic.
The Department of State Services had stormed Igboho’s Ibadan
residence in a Gestapo style around 2am on July 1, 2021. The secret police
killed two of the agitator’s associates and arrested 12 others who were
released months later.
Declared wanted by the secret police for allegedly
stockpiling arms to destabilise Nigeria, an allegation he denied, Igboho
escaped to the neighbouring francophone country in July 2021.
However, luck ran out on him and he was arrested by Interpol
at a Benin airport when he tried to board a Germany-bound flight.
He had since been remanded in a prison in Benin Republic for
over six months where he is said to be facing trial for immigration-related
offences, amongst others.
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