Efforts to get the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, released from custody is delayed by the vacation embarked upon by judges in Benin Republic.
Spokesperson for the Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups worldwide, Ilana Omo Oodua, Maxwell Adeleye, said this on Tuesday.
The Beninese Court had ordered that Sunday Igboho be returned to prison custody when he appeared before the court on July 27, because prosecutors were said to have raised fresh charges against the activist during the last sitting.
Sunday Igboho’s lawyers had said the Yoruba Nation agitator was further remanded to allow police to conduct a thorough investigation into the charges, which included illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers, and an attempt to cause civil unrest.
They explained that the previous allegations that warranted placing Igboho on a watchlist had been tackled successfully.
Some of the allegations, which he said could not be proved, are trafficking in arms, inciting violence that could result in social disturbance, and causing disunity in Nigeria.
When contacted on the telephone, Maxwell explained that Igboho’s legal team led by Olusegun Falola has prepared “everything necessary” to guarantee his release.
He explained that the vacation by judges in the country delayed the activist’s release.
According to Punch, the judges would resume on September 15 from vacation.
“The judges are on vacation. They are expected to hear his case after the resumption and he should be freed. There was no vacation judge to hear the case. It is not like Nigeria where you have vacation judges,” he added.