“We need to come
together. We should take charge of the security of the south-west. We don’t
need to wait for anybody or the government.
“They have taken away our land. Can we still go to the farm
again? We cannot go to the farm. They killed our monarchs in Ekiti state.
“We don’t need soldiers for protection. After we pursue them
from our land, we will now start farming. We are going to work together with
our elders to achieve the security of our land.”
Igboho said he is not working for any politician, noting that
he is being watched closely for his next line of action.
Recently, the Yoruba nation agitator returned to the country
three years after he fled for Benin Republic.
In July 2021, Igboho was arrested alongside his wife, Ropo,
in Cotonou, Benin Republic, and detained at the request of the Nigerian
government.
Igboho had fled Nigeria after the Department of State
Services (DSS) raided his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, onJuly 1,
2021.
The raid led to the death of two people while 12 of his
aides were arrested.
The DSS had alleged that Igboho was stockpiling weapons, and
subsequently declared him wanted.
Attempts by the Nigerian government to repatriate him to
Nigeria after his arrest were unsuccessful.
Igboho was arraigned at the Court D’Apeal in Cotonou and was
detained in a prison facility in the country.
The charges against him bordered on arms smuggling, inciting
violence and calling for a secession of the Yoruba from the Nigerian state.
