Indications emerged from Ibadan,
the Oyo State capital, on Friday that security operatives attempted to arrest a
self-styled warlord, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered from
sources close to Mr Igboho that the acclaimed activist was accosted by security
operatives attached to Operation Burst while on his way to Lagos.
Mr Igboho did not respond to our
correspondent’s calls and text messages seeking full details of what happened.
The state’s police spokesperson,
Olugbenga Fadeyi, did also not respond to calls and text messages either.
But Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister
of aviation and ally of Mr Igboho, confirmed the incident.
He said Mr Igboho was going to
meet an elder statesman, Ayo Adebanjo, when the attempted arrest occurred.
Mr Fani-Kayode shared a short
clip of the scene.
“I just spoke to my brother Sunday
Igboho. He told me there was a violent attempt to arrest him this afternoon by
a joint team of soldiers, DSS operatives & policemen numbering about 40 on
the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway whilst he was on his way to see Baba Ayo Adebanjo
in Lagos.
“I condemn this attempt to ambush
and abduct him. It is not only reckless but also very dangerous. If the
security agencies want to see him, all they need to do is to invite him to
their offices. I am not aware of any crime that he has committed and I urge
restraint on all sides.
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