DSS Confirms raid on Igboho’s house, launches manhunt on Lagos Central coordinator ‘Muritala Tokosi
The Department of State Services has confirmed Thursday morning raid on the Ibadan residence of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday lgboho.
The secret police also confirmed that some of lgboho’s guards were arrested and two killed after a gun duel while some of his executive members were fatally wounded when trying to escape the scene of the incident.
The NewsDirect had exclusively reported that the DSS carried out the raid around 1am on Thursday.
DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said the secret police carried out the raid after intelligence reports revealed that lgboho stock piled weapons in his house.
The DSS, therefore, launched a man hunt for him and other fleeing members namely:
Adeyemo Sunday lgboho
Musiliu .R. Tijani
Biodun Agunbiade
Muritala .F. Tokosi
Rashidat Yusuf.
Afunanya said, “In the early hours (about 0134 hours) of today, 1st July 2021, a joint team of security operatives raided the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday lgboho at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State. This was based on intelligence that he had stockpiled arms in the place. On approach to the residence, the team came under heavy gun attack by nine(9) men, suspected to be IGBOHO’s guards. Six(6) of them were armed with AK-47 guns and Three (3) others, with Pump-Action rifles.
“In the course of the exchange, two (2) of lgboho’s armed men were gunned down,13 subdued and arrested while others flee. Only one operative who was shot by the assailants
In his right-hand sustained injury. He has how ever received medical attention and is very stable
“Aside the items recovered from the building, about thirteen(13) suspects including twelve
(12)males and one(1) female were arrested and brought to Abuja.”
“The gun duel which lasted for an hour offered lgboho and some of his men the chance to escape. Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday lgboho is now on the run. lgboho may run as far as he can. He may hide as long as he wants. He might have attacked security operatives as his strength carried him. But this will be the end of his she nanigans. Soon, he will not have a hiding place. His strength will surely fail him. And the law will catch up with him. The law may be slow. But it will be steady.
“Consequently, lgboho and his members at large are advised to turn themselves into the nearest security agency. Those cheering and eulogizing them may appeal to or advise them to do the needful. They should surrender themselves to the appropriate authorities. They or any one can never be above the law. Meanwhile, those arrested will be charged accordingly,” the DSS spokesman added.
