The house of popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, was on Monday surrounded by Nigerian soldiers who attempted to arrest him.
This was reported by Olayomi Koiki, the Media Aide to the Yoruba rights activist who said there were sporadic shootings around the Soka, the Ibadan residence of Igboho, as some heavily armed gunmen in Nigerian army uniform stormed the area.
In a viral video shared on the Facebook, Koiki claimed that the residence was besieged by men of the Nigeria Army with the aim of arresting the activist.
It would be recalled that the security agents had in February allegedly attempt to arrest Igboho along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Today in a viral video, Koiki said, “There is a situation right now where the Federal Government of Nigeria tried to invade our residence. We are telling the world that the war that the Federal Government is waiting for might start today.
“The war that the Federal Government think they are expecting from the Yoruba people; let’s tell the whole world. As I speak to you, there is an ongoing incident but we are more than capable.
“We cannot be caught unguarded. You cannot threaten us. Chief Sunday Igboho is fine.”
Otito lo ma leke Lagbara Olorun ipa ota ko ni ka yin awon loju ma ti