Sunday Igboho Disowns Aide Who Threatened To Attack Alake Over Secession Comment

The Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has distanced himself from a trending statement that angry Yoruba youths would invade the palace of the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.

In a video now viral on social media, one Olayomi Koiki, who is known as the spokesperson of Igboho, threatened that Oduduwa agitators would soon attack the monarch in his palace and other traditional rulers who do not support their agitation.

But the Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to Igboho, Dapo Salami, said the statement was made solely by Koiki.

Last week, the Alake of Egbaland warned that it was in the best interest of all Nigerians to remain one, irrespective of the challenges.

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Adedotun, who is a retired Brigadier-General, said Nigeria could not afford another civil war or absorb the huge number of Nigerians that could be displaced by any civil war.

But Sunday Igboho’s Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity said, “Chief Sunday Igboho has nothing to do with this declaration by Koiki, though Koiki is Igboho’s spokesman, on this particular one, Chief is not in support.

“The Alake of Egbaland is a major leader in Yorubaland whom we honour and have so much reverence for. Igboho will never say he wants to go and invade his palace.

“Koiki came in from the United Kingdom so he does not understand some things. We are not for violence; we are not going to invade any Oba’s Palace. We respect them all, they are our fathers and we will never disrespect them.”