From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared that he is still on the Federal Government’s wanted list.
This is even as the activist lambasted a former Director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Hajia Naja’atu Mohammed for reportedly saying he (Igboho) was enjoying freedom of movement, despite being on the wanted list of the Federal Government.
Describing Naja’atu’s claim as unfounded and ridiculous, Igboho, in a statement cautioned her to desist from dragging his name into propaganda and campaign of calumny aimed at rubbishing the government of President Tinubu.
Naja’atu had reportedly raised concerns over what she described as a disparity in the Federal Government’s treatment of separatist figures, questioning why the government is silent regarding the secessionist activities of Igboho, while Nnamdi Kanu remains in prolonged detention.
She also accused Tinubu of sidelining the north in the governance of the country after exploring the region’s electoral value to attain power during the 2023 general election.
However, Igboho said Naja’atu’s claim about his freedom aptly shows her ignorance and myopic mindset, saying, “I’m still on the wanted list of the Federal Government despite the Presidency being headed by Bola Tinubu.”
He said: “Currently, I’m using my German passport to travel in Europe and other continents and cannot enter the shores of Nigeria, having been declared wanted by security agencies under the leadership of former despotic President Muhammadu Buhari, who handed over a comatose economy to the present government. The order declaring me wanted still stands under the present government.
“What was my offence? Because I voiced my objection to the incessant killings of farmers, maiming and sexual violation of women perpetrated by Fulani herders against South West communities, most especially in agrarian settlements during the inglorious regime of immediate past President Buhari.
“It is on record that on July 1, 2021, a combined team of heavily armed personnel from the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Army invaded my residence in Ibadan, with the intent to either arrest or assassinate me. At the end of the vicious attack, which lasted for hours, two of my people were shot dead, while 13 others were arrested.
“Since Nigeria attained independence, and the advent of democratic rule, out of 16 presidents who governed the nation, only two are from the Yoruba ethnic group, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the incumbent President Tinubu.
“Where was Naja’atu Mohammed when Boko Haram terrorists and Fulani herders were wreaking havoc on Nigerians in the North and South West through mindless killings during the administration of former President Buhari? During this period, an Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi, who was the negotiator between the Federal Government and terrorist groups made millions of dollars.
“It’s because Tinubu’s government has resolved to tackle insurgency headlong rather than employing the services of the likes of Gumi that prompted spurious claims and mischievous propaganda by this woman. But, she should desist from bringing my name into her diatribe,” he added.