‌By Abiola Olawale
Afenifere, a yoruba socio-political group, on Friday, criticized the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS) for attempting to arrest popular O’odua activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Igboho.
The New Diplomat had reported that a joint team of policemen and the DSS attempted to arrest Igboho along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Friday.
In a viral video, Igboho was seen topless, with his men daring the security operatives and exchanging expletives with them.
Reacting, Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of Afenifere, in an interview with The PUNCH, berated the operatives.
According to him, Igboho would not have been harrassed if he was a bandit. He further warned the security operatives to focus on arresting the bandits who have been orchestrating the reported cases of killings and kidnapping across the country.
In his words, “There is no sense in that (the attempted arrest). He (Igboho) is a free citizen of Nigeria. If they need him for any questioning, they should invite him not to go and waylay him on way like an armed robber. We condemn their attempt. There is no need for it. He has not been invited let alone not honouring the invitation. Chasing him on the road is condemnable. Sunday Igboho is not a bandit. Bandits are special under this administration. That is the difference between a bandit and a non-bandit in Nigeria today.”
