Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeNewsLawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

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Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the detained aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has asked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to use his position as respected monarch to ensure the release of the detained associates of the activist who are still in the custody of the Department of State Service, despite a court order granting them bail.

In a letter on Monday, the lawyer described the monarch “as one of the more frequent and honoured guests of the Villa”, asking him to explore the opportunity to tell President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to free the Yoruba Nation agitators.

The letter followed the comment of the Yoruba monarch on the Yoruba Nation agitators where the Ooni said the protestants want fairness and are concerned about the worsening security situation in the South-West zone.

Olajengbesi’s letter to the monarch was titled, ‘Continuous Unlawful Detention Of Two Of Igboho’s Aides By The State Security Service: A Call For Intervention’.

It partly read, “We are well-advised of your strong socio-political campaign for the welfare and wellness of your people and your uncommon commitment to fair play, natural justice and equity. Your ascension to the throne was greeted with expressions of hope and gratitude owing to your steadfast leadership style and reliability as king, father, and protector of your people.

“All of this will now be called to question if you remain silent in a crucial time like this without demanding to know the whereabouts of a Yoruba child or daughter, given the fact that they are now being held unlawfully and unjustly.

“It is, therefore, in your capacity as King, Father and Protector that we make this deferential request in the hopes that you may kindly stand in the gap for your subjects who have gained their freedom on paper but continue to be incarcerated on a whim by the State Security Service.

“If protecting your subjects is one of the essential powers of your office, we do make bold most respectfully to state that this is an opportune time to give impetus to your role as the leader of your people. We therefore call on you to speak to President Muhammadu Buhari to let your unlawfully detained people go.”

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)

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