Sunday Igboho submits Yoruba Nation’s petition to UK Prime Minister
The Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho, has reportedly submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer to consider the secessionist movement in Nigeria.
According to SaharaReporters, The Yoruba Nation movement described the content of the petition as confidential, but sources claimed it revolved around the “Yoruba Nation agitation.”
Igboho submitted the petition on Saturday on behalf of Prof Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement.
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SaharaReporters reported that other dignitaries who accompanied Igboho were; Diaspora Youth Leader, Prophet Ologunoluwa, vice president of Ifeladun Apapo, Fatai Ogunribido, general secretary of Yoruba World Media, Alhaja Adeyeye, and member of Yoruba Nation Movement, Paul Odebiyi.
The movement is seeking the immediate intervention of the UK prime minister and his government on their agitation to set up a country that will be predominantly owned by the indigenous people of Yoruba.
Multiple reports claimed that Yoruba historian and arrowhead of the struggle for the independence of the Oodua nation, Banji Akintoye had earlier accused the Nigerian government of trying to cajole Igboho to withdraw from the agitations.
As an advocate for the Yoruba Nation’s independence, Igboho has been vocal about the need for self-determination for the Yoruba people. He is recognized by his chieftaincy title of Akoni Oodua of Yorubaland. His activism intensified in January 2021 when he issued an ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa to vacate the area following violent incidents that included the killing of Dr. Aborode.
In October 2023, he was released from detention in Benin after being arrested while attempting to flee Nigeria in 2021. His release was celebrated among supporters who view him as a symbol of resistance against perceived injustices faced by the Yoruba people.
