Benin Republic extends Igboho’s detention by six months – Counsel

07 Feb Benin Republic extends Igboho’s detention by six months – Counsel

Chief Yomi Aliyyu, Counsel to Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho,  says the government of the Republic of Benin has extended his detention by six months.

This is contrary to what a lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said on Friday that Igboho would soon be released.

Aliyyu said the Benin Republic renewed Igboho’s incarceration despite that there was no criminal charge against him and no extradition request from the Nigerian Government.

He told the PUNCH, “Contrary to what was speculated in the news by a lawyer, the government of the Republic de Benin has renewed the incarceration of Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Igboho Oosa for another six months even though there is no criminal charge in their file in Cotonou and without extradition request from Nigeria.”

Asked if his client would take any step to challenge the extension of his detention, Aliyyu said he would approach the court of the Economic Community of West African States.

“We will approach the ECOWAS Court which they never obeyed,” he added. Olajengbesi, who secured the release of 12 Igboho’s aides arrested by operatives of the Department of State Service, had in a Facebook post on Friday that Igboho would be released soon and that his freedom would attract wild jubilation across Yorubaland