Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly met with some leaders in Benin Republic to discuss asylum for Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Igboho.
Reports claim that the former President pleaded with the country’s leadership not to allow Igboho’s extradition to Nigeria.
This is as Obasanjo made a condolence visit to Nicephore Soglo, a former president of Benei Republic, who recently lost his wife.
The former President had travelled to Tanzania on August 1 and rerouted to Benin, reports claim.
“He’s asking the Beninese authorities to grant the separatist leader asylum, and not to return him to Nigeria,” a source in the Benin diplomatic circle was quoted to have said.
“The former president intervened on the request of some south-west leaders.”
Sunday Igboho was arrested in Benin while trying to escape to Germany with his wife through Benin Republic. This is after the Department of State Security Services (DSS) raided his Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Several arms, ammunition, charms and fake passports were recovered during the raid, after which he was declared wanted.
