Story from Kenneth AFOR, Lagos
Due to their inability to meet their bail obligations granted by an Abuja High Court on Wednesday, the 12 loyalists of the self-acclaimed Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho are still in detention.
Barely after 48 hours, they are yet to be released as of Friday.
About N15 million is reportedly needed to secure the release of the Yoruba Nation progenitors from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody.
The DSS had on July 1, raided the Ibadan residence of Sunday Igboho, killing two and arresting 12 others.
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The DSS also accused Igboho of stockpiling arms and ammunition, an allegation the activist has since denied.
When the 12 agitators were taken to court on Wednesday, four of them were granted bail in the sum of N10million with two sureties in like sum, while eight others were admitted to bail in the sum of N5million.
However, according to Sunday Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, in a statement, he pleaded with all Yoruba sons and daughters to assist in raising the money before the close of work on Monday, August 9.
“Emergency bail contributions for 12 Yoruba agitators in Abuja”, Koiki said some “accounts were prepared to temporarily raise funds needed to move our people arrested at Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho’s house out of the bondage of the Nigerian Government before the close of business on Monday 9th August 2021.”
He said “Our Legal Adviser has promised to supervise the utilisation of the funds for the purpose which it was created for.
“We hereby call on all Yoruba Sons and Daughters Worldwide to support this drive.
“The account is strictly for the BAIL of the 12 people arrested in Chief Sunday Adeyemo Igboho’s Ibadan Residence on July 1st, 2021.”
On the other hand, Igboho is currently in Benin Republic standing trial on the offence of travelling to Germany with a fake Beninese passport.
