A few hours after its operatives raided the Ibadan, Oyo State, home of self-professed Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday evening declared the activist wanted for alleged illegal possession of seven AK-47 rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
The DSS spokesman, Dr. Peter Afunanya, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja, said the agency operatives raided Igboho’s home following intelligence reports that he had stockpiled arms in the place.
He added that 13 supporters of the activist including one woman were arrested for attacking the DSS operatives during the raid.
Those arrested were Abdulateef Ofeyagbe, Amoda Babatunde aka Lady K, Tajudeen Erinoye, Diakola Ademola, Abideen Shittu and Jamiu Noah.
Others were – Ayobami Donald, Adelabe Usman, Oluwafelumi Kunle, Raji Kazeem, Taiwo Opeyemi and Bamidele Sunday.
The DSS spokesman said Igboho and his group had in their campaign for self-determination become well-armed and determined to undermine public order in the country.
Afunanya said: “In the early hours (about 0134 hours) of today, 1st July, 2021, a joint team of security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. SUNDAY IGBOHO at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State.
“This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in the place. On approach to the residence, the team came under heavy gun attack by nine men, suspected to be IGBOHO’s guards. Six of them were armed with an AK-47 gun and Three others, with Pump-Action rifles.
“ In the course of the exchange, two of IGBOHO’s armed men were gunned down while the rest were subdued and arrested. Only one operative who was shot by the assailants on his right hand sustained injury. He has however received medical attention and is very stable.
“Afterwards, the team procedurally searched the house and subsequently recovered many weapons”.
