The Yoruba activist or freedom fighter( some would say a warlord), Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho seems to be getting bolder in his quest to achieve what he believes to the emancipation of his race from outside invaders.
The barely literate militant whose recent intervention at Igagan in Ibarapa area of Oyo, invariably led to the exit of Seriki Fulani and his subjects who had been accused of unleashing mayhem on the residents, even got bolder recently.
During a conference in Ibadan, he declared Yorubaland as in independent nation and even dared the law enforcement agencies to confront him.
He said:”Why are we being slaves in our fatherland? Why are we being enslaved in our own land?”
” As it stands now, we are no longer under Nigeria. If they don’t intervene, it will go beyond control. We have gone beyond the point where we keep quiet; we are no longer scared to voice out.”
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“We are not safe anywhere, we can’t sleep in peace, we can’t travel in peace, what have we done? Are we slaves? We don’t do wrong by existing, we only chose the wrong leaders and we are saying enough is enough!
“Tincan in Lagos, Apapa, the directors are Fulani men. The two ports we have, the controllers are Fulanis. We don’t want them anymore!
“The borders that Nigerian Government closed, we are opening it all, we are no longer interested in being part of Nigeria!
“All our Kings are solidly behind us, any of them that want to deny it should make a press conference, let’s see.
“Start coming home, it is time! We have suffered enough, let’s not fight among each other, let’s unite for a common cause, it is time to come home. That’s all I have to say.”
Igboho’s boldness has been traced to his belief that his charms render him invincible.
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He himself has said during an interview that no human being can kill him. In another interview, he claimed possession of a supernatural power to command guns.
According to a website, mcebiscoo.com, Igboho is said to have the charm of igboya (bravery) which enables him to face and overcome his enemies. He is also said to have another charm which serves as a bulletproof. He is said to possess the eru (fear) charm which causes his enemies to panic when he steps into their territory. He is believed to have another charm which helps to wiggle out of dangerous situations.
Most people of science wound dismiss all these claims as superstitious. But Igboho believes he has such powers and his admirers and followers would swear he does.
