Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is set to return home from self-exile following the moves by some monarchs backing his full freedom and re-integration.
His spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, disclosed that the efforts of some traditional rulers in South West, especially the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, were instrumental to Igboho’s clearance to return home.
In 2025, Igboho had lamented that he was tired of staying in exile. He made the appeal during his visit to the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao, at his palace at Orile-Igbon, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State.
He pleaded with President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to remove his name from wanted list, saying he is not a criminal and should not be treated as such.
Igboho lamented that he was declared wanted by the Late Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for an unknown offence, and it has made it difficult for him to use the Nigerian Passport as well as denied him access to his bank accounts despite court judgments in his favour.
While no specific date has yet been announced for his arrival, Koiki confirmed that arrangements are underway and that more details will be made public in the coming days.
He said, “This is a moment of joy for Ibadanland and Yorubaland as a whole. Chief Adeyemo is now cleared to return to Nigeria and is no longer being sought by government authorities.
“With the support of our royal father, the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Chief Sunday Adeyemo is now free to return home. He is a free man and will soon be back in Ibadan.”
Concluding, the statement also expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, Yoruba monarchs across the region; Yoruba sons and daughters worldwide for their support during Igboho’s years away from home.
The Nation reports Igboho lurched to national fame after he issued a seven-day eviction notice to herders in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State in January 2021.
Igboho is a prominent Yoruba activist who has been at the forefront of advocating for the rights and security of the Yoruba people in Nigeria.
His activism gained momentum in January 2021 after he issued a seven-day ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa, Oyo State, to vacate the land following the killing of a prominent individual, Fatai Aborode.
On 1 July 2021, operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) stormed his Ibadan residence in an attempt to arrest him, leading to a violent confrontation that left two of his associates dead.
Sunday Igboho subsequently fled to Benin Republic, from where he planned to connect a flight to Germany.
He was arrested on 19 July 2021, at the Cotonou airport while attempting to travel to Germany. He was detained for nearly two years before being released in March 2022.
Igboho’s arrest and detention sparked widespread outrage and protests in Nigeria, with many calling for his release.
