Lawyer Reveals What Sunday Igboho Told Judge In Benin Republic

Lawyer Reveals What Sunday Igboho Told Judge In Benin Republic

by Victor Ndubuisi
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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has denied the claim by the Federal Government of Nigeria that he was involved in gunrunning and inciting violence in the country.

The counsel to the agitator, Ibrahim Salami, disclosed this during an interview on Tuesday.

He disclosed that his client told the judge that he was put on a watchlist by the federal government for fighting against killer herdsmen.

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Salami had in an interview with BBC Yoruba explained that Igboho is being tried for fresh charges bordering on illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers and an attempt to cause civil unrest.

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When questioned by the judge, the lawyer said, “Igboho explained that what was said about him are false.

“He explained that he did not do anything illegal in Nigeria. He clarified that Nigeria has never charged him to a court or jailed him for any offence, he was never arrested for any offence or invited to Police Station.

“Igboho said he never had any criminal record in Nigeria. He told the judge that the Nigerian government was after him because he was defending the Yoruba race against killer Fulani herdsmen.

“He said that he ran away from Nigeria because the government was after his life.

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“He was asked when he got to Benin, how he got in and how long. Igboho replied that he left Nigeria on Sunday, got to Benin on Monday and attempted to leave Monday night to Germany before he was arrested.

“The judge asked him where he stayed, who drove him and how he escaped security checks. He replied.

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“What is surprising is that the judge said he was not arrested because he committed an offence. He said he breached Benin rules and he should be investigated.”

 

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