A spokesman to the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, said he has been released from detention by the Government of Republic of Benin.
Sunday Igboho, as he is popularly addressed has been in the custody of the Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour, since last July.
Mr. Adeyemo, who advocated for the independence of the southwestern Yoruba people, was arrested in Benin while trying to fly to Germany.
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Igboho’s spokesman Maxwell Adeleye said in a Facebook post, “The Activist was released on Monday to a Yoruba Leader and Leader of the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye and a French Language Expert/ Deputy Alana of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran.”
There were reports last year that Nigeria was pushing for Igboho’s extradition, accusing him and his “cohorts to wage a violent insurrection against the Nigerian State.”
