Igboho seeks permission for overseas medical treatment

Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has said he will accept a political solution to his agitation and continued detention if only the Federal Government would allow him to go to Germany for medical treatment.

It would be recalled that Ig­boho has been in detention in Cotonou prison, the Republic of Benin without further trial over three months.

The Attorney General and Federal Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had report­edly alluded to the possibility of finding a political solution to the logjam that followed the arrest and detention of Igboho in a television programme re­cently.

Igboho on Friday, made the condition of accepting Feder­al Government olive branch known in a release by his lead counsel, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), who said he has the mandate of his client to speak on his behalf.

Reacting to the new position of the Federal Government, Chief Alliyu said he has the consent of Sunday Igboho to speak on the olive branch offered by the government which he described as a “kite flying strategy”, as reported on 10 November, 2021.

He said, as a first step to accepting the political solu­tion, the Federal Government should instruct the govern­ment of the Republic of Benin, which he described as a vassal state of Nigeria, to release Ig­boho and allow him to go on a medical trip to Germany.

Aliyu, in the five-para­graph release, said Igboho is a peace-loving person who is glad that the Federal Government has allowed reasons to prevail in realising that no force on earth can subdue the mantra of self-determination by an in­digenous people, save referen­dum and/or sense of belonging and fair treatment of all tribes in accordance with the rule of law.

According to the statement, “Our client as a peace-loving person is glad that the Federal Government has allowed rea­sons to prevail in realising that no force on earth can subdue the mantra of self-determina­tion by an indigenous people save referendum and/or sense of belonging and fair treatment of all tribes in accordance with the rule of law.

“Intimidation by imprison­ment of our client in foreign land that is generally regard­ed as the 37th State of Nigeria cannot help the situation but respect for the rule of law as espoused in the N20.5 billion judgment in favour of our cli­ent.

“The imprisonment is making him more resolute in seeking self-determination for his Yoruba indigenous tribe. Hence as a mark of good faith Nigeria should start with in­structing its “vassal” state to release our client and allow him to embark on his medical trip to Germany.”

(Saturday Independent)