The lawyer of a Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has spoken on why his client ‘cannot’ be extradited to Nigeria from the Benin Republic. The lawyer, Yomi Alliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), argued that Mr Igboho cannot be extradited to Nigeria because of the extradition treaty of 1984 between Togo, Nigeria, Ghana, and …
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Facts on Tuesday emerged about how Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), was instrumental to the arrest of the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. A top security source in the Benin Republic confided in The PUNCH that the former Chief of Army Staff wrote the government of the small West …
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The International Criminal Police Organisation arrested Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo; with his wife, Ropo, in Cotonou, Benin Republic, the activist’s lead counsel, Yomi Alliyu (SAN), has said. Alliyu revealed this in a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Tuesday. According to him, the Federal Government of Nigeria through INTERPOL got Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho and his wife, who is …
Continue ReadingYoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, The PUNCH has learnt. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told our correspondent. Igboho was arrested by the security forces in Benin Republic about three weeks after the Department of State …
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In preparation for a hitch free Eid-el Kabir celebration, the Lagos State Police Command has restrategised and deployed adequate human and material resources with a view to fortifying security across the state before, during and after the festive period. This is contained in a statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Command’s spokesman and made available to NAOSRE. According to …
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has said Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, is trying to acquire a new passport to flee the country. It added that the government had placed Igboho on the stop-list in order to facilitate his arrest and directed the security agencies to apprehend him anywhere he is found. In the security circle, a person whose …
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Sources within the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have confirmed that N507m has been recovered from Nora Johnson, the Sierra Leonean woman involved in a case of multi-million naira fraud against her former employers, and her co-conspirators. It was gathered that while Nora Johnson refunded N100m on account of her involvement in the fraud to the EFCC, some of the …
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Bet9ja is adjudged Nigeria’s number one sports betting company, but the company’s integrity is currently in doubt, and it’s credibility under scrutiny as it refuses to pay a customer’s winning of N3.350 million, Newscarte reports. A civil servant (names withheld), played Bet9ja virtual soccer game between 7 and 8pm on Tuesday, 6 July, 2021, and won the sum of N10.850million …
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It has been brought to the knowledge of the Lagos State Police Command that a Non-Government Organization, Yoruba Appraisal Forum has concluded plans to embark on another rally slated for Friday 16 July, 2021, at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos, by 9am. As a tradition, the Command has painstakingly carried out threat analysis and gathered intelligence on the …
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The Lagos State Police Command has reiterated its decision to get rid of armed robbers and other criminals in the state within two months. This was made known on Wednesday when the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu paraded some arrested alleged criminals at the Command headquarters. During the parade, the CP emphasized that there is no room for criminals …
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