BREAKING: DSS declares Sunday Igboho wanted

Emmanuel AmudaJuly 1, 2021

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Department of State Services(DSS), on Thursday evening, has declared the Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho wanted.

The DSS confirmed that its operatives carried out a midnight raid on the residence of Sunday Igboho, in the Soka area of Ibadan Oyo State.

The secret police also vowed that the Buhari regime would track him down.

This comes on the heels of the attack on Mr Igboho’s residence in the early hours of Thursday, where two people were killed and the other abducted.

DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, at a press briefing confirmed that the officials were present at the activist’s house and alleged that illegal arms including seven AK-47 rifles and thousands of ammunition were recovered from the building.

DSS, while confirming the raid, paraded 11 men and a woman arrested after the fierce battle.

He said a team of joint security operatives raided the home of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho in Ibadan, arresting 13 of his armed men.

Afunanya disclosed this in a briefing with journalists late this evening.

He said the raid was based on intelligence that Igboho was stockpiling arms to cause chaos within the region.

Afunanya said when the security operatives approached the house, they were attacked by six of Igboho’s boys who engaged them in a gun duel but were subsequently overpowered.

According to him, two of Igboho’s men were killed while an operative sustained injuries, however, Igboho escaped during the gun battle and is currently on the run.

Afunanya who said the long arm of the law will still reach Igboho, urged the agitator to turn himself in or be tracked down.

The 13 suspected armed agitators that were arrested consist of 12 males and 1 female. A large cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered by the operatives.

Mr Igboho’s campaign has been at odds with Nigerian security forces. His former residence in Ibadan was attacked earlier this year when he held rallies to demand Yoruba’s exit from Nigeria.

Security forces, including operatives of the State Security Service, have clashed with Mr Igboho’s private security team during attempts to arrest him.