Ilana Omo Oodua, the umbrella body of Yoruba Nation groups, released an update on the arrest and trial of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho at the Cour D’Appel De Cotonou in the Benin Republic.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported that Igboho and his wife, Ropo, were arrested at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou, on Monday night, July 19, while trying to catch a flight to Germany.
The group said the wife of Yoruba Nation agitator, Ropo Adeyemo, has been released after the court found out that she had not committed any offence.
The update was given in a statement released by the group Communications Manager, Maxwell Adeleye.
The statement reads: “Yesterday, the court set Mrs Adeyemo, lgboho’s wife free since it has been found that she has committed no offence and there’s no complaint whatsoever against her. Consequently, her German passport was returned to her.
“The Lawyers handling the case reported after the proceedings that Chief Sunday Adeyemo lgboho cannot be extradited to Nigeria for two principal reasons:
“1. That contrary to insinuations, Nigeria and Benin have no Extradition Agreement and
“ 2. That Nigeria has not been able to come up with charges that could lead the court to order lgboho’s extradition to Nigeria.
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“What Nigerian Government came up with were mere allegations against Ighoho such as trafficking in arms and inciting violence that could result in the social disturbance without evidence which the Government of Benin Republic considered spurious and untenable, and insufficient to warrant extradition.
“Lastly, the case has been adjourned till Monday 26th July to allow the Nigerian Government to bring up whatever evidence they may have, and Mr. lgboho has been taken back to the police custody.”
