Yoruba nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has refuted claims made by Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed, a former director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), that he enjoys unrestricted freedom despite being on the Federal Government’s wanted list.
In a personally signed statement released on Wednesday, Igboho described Naja’atu’s remarks as baseless, misleading, and an attempt to rope him into political propaganda targeted at discrediting President Tinubu’s administration.
“I am still on the wanted list of the Federal Government despite President Bola Tinubu now being in office,” Igboho stated.
Naja’atu had questioned the government’s silence on Igboho’s movements while Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), remains in prolonged detention. She further accused President Tinubu of marginalising the North despite the region’s electoral support in the 2023 elections.
Igboho responded by asserting that her commentary reflected ignorance and bias, emphasizing that he remains unable to enter Nigeria due to the standing arrest order issued during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I currently travel with my German passport across Europe and other parts of the world, but I cannot return to Nigeria because I am still declared wanted by the security agencies,” he explained.
He traced his ordeal back to July 1, 2021, when operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army stormed his residence in Ibadan in a botched operation to either arrest or eliminate him. The raid led to the deaths of two of his associates and the arrest of 13 others.
“My offense? I raised my voice against the unprovoked killings of farmers and the abuse of women by Fulani herders in South West communities,” Igboho said.
He also pointed out the ethnic imbalance in Nigeria’s leadership history, noting that only two of 16 presidents since independence have been Yoruba — Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Tinubu.
Igboho took a swipe at Naja’atu for her silence during the rampant insecurity under Buhari’s regime, especially concerning the activities of Boko Haram and Fulani herders, which he said affected both the North and South West.
He accused Islamic cleric Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, known for his controversial negotiations with terrorists, of profiting from insurgency during Buhari’s tenure, and praised the current administration for not following that path.
“President Tinubu’s government is facing insurgency directly instead of consulting or empowering figures like Gumi,” he stated.
Igboho concluded by urging Naja’atu to refrain from involving his name in her political criticisms and advised her to direct her concerns at the appropriate institutions rather than peddling misinformation.
