Counsel to Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), on Sunday night has confirmed that the Benin Republic government has renewed the incarceration of Igboho without any hearing.
This is contrary to speculations following the announcement by an Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, at the weekend that Igboho will soon be released from detention.
Alliyu had stated that “the government of the Republic of Benin has renewed the incarceration of Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa for another six months even though there is no criminal charge in their file in Cotonou and without extradition request from Nigeria.”
The renewal came less than two days after Olajengbesi made the announcement though he has since resigned from the team of Nigerian lawyers handling Igboho’s case.
This development has dashed the hope generated among his camp of supporters following Olajengbesi’s announcement as they have been expressing worries over his prolonged stay in detention.
Igboho has been in detention in Benin Republic since he was arrested at the Cotonou airport by the West African nation’s security forces while he was trying to visit Germany in July 2021.
The agitator left Nigeria for Benin Republic after the Federal Government declared him wanted.
A Beninese court had blocked the extradition move of Igboho to Nigeria while ruling that the activist be remanded in prison pending further hearing.
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