Olusegun Ariyo
Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Igboho, has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to prevail on the Federal Government to remove his name from its wanted list.
Igboho also urged the Ooni of Ife to prevail on the Federal government to lift the embargo and unfreeze all his bank accounts.
In July 2021, the Department of State Services had declared Igboho wanted due to the stockpile of arms found in his house in Ibadan, Oyo State, during a raid.
During the raid, Igboho had escaped and left Nigeria for Cotonou in the Benin Republic.
However, speaking at the Palace of the Ooni of Ife in Ile-Ife on Saturday, Igboho apologised to the monarch for verbally attacking the monarch in the past.
Speaking in Yoruba, Igboho said: “I want you to forgive and forget whatever wrong I have done to you. You are my father, and you can’t do away with me. I know you have forgiven me, going by this warm reception accorded us.
“I am here to further seek your help as you have been doing before. I am still on the Federal Government wanted list, and I want you to help me clear my name from the wanted persons’ list.
“Also, my account is frozen, and I want you to assist me with that also. I want the embargo placed on my account to be lifted, and I know you are the one who can do it for me.
“When I visited the Olowo of Owo, the monarch asked if I had seen the Ooni, and I told him no. The monarch told me to come and see you, as you are the overall authority.
