Embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has demanded N500m from the Federal Government for losses incurred during the raid of his Ibadan residence by DSS agents last Thursday, July 1, Punch reports.
The DSS operatives had stormed the Ibadan, Oyo State, residence of the activist, who had been advocating for the Yoruba Nation. The services later issued a statement confirming the raid, disclosing that two of Igboho’s aides were killed and ammunition allegedly retrieved from his residence.
In a letter written to the federal government through his counsel Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN). The activist sought a public apology for what he called a violation of his fundamental rights during the invasion of his house and the institution of a probe of the action of the security officials that conducted the raid.
The solicitor also stated that during the house invasion, the DSS carted away €1,000, N2m, expensive jewelry worth millions, travel documents, amulets, Igboho’s iPhone 12, and phones of about 15 others living in the house including those killed by the officers and other yet-to-be-identified belongings.
He added, “We hereby demand that the Federal Government orders an investigation into the actions of the various security operatives led by DSS that raided Chief Sunday Adeyemo’s house with a view to sanctioning them and release all the innocent people arrested and compensate the families of those murdered. Our client should also be paid N500m as reparation for damage to his exotic cars that include Mercedes Benz G-Class and 2019 Lexus Car. We also demand a public apology.’’
The lawyer further said that every Nigerian was aware that in Igboho’s open crusade for the creation of the Oodua Republic, he always preached peace and warned his followers never to resort to violence.
He said, “He always said that It is God and alale” that will fight for the Yoruba Nation. We can boldly say that as people who followed his campaign, but not necessarily supporting dismemberment of Nigeria, that no casualty has ever occurred wherever such rallies were carried out. This must have been done in more than 20 Yoruba towns and cities as of date.
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