Court Orders FG To Pay Sunday Igboho N20bn, Says Individual Operatives Liable If Identities Determined

An Oyo State High court has ordered the Federal Government to pay Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a. Sunday Igboho, the sum of N20 billion.

Justice Ladiran Akintola awarded the sum on Friday as compensation for the invasion of Igboho’s house and for what was described as exemplary and aggravated damage done against the activist.

The court, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, declared that the raid carried out by the Department of State Service (DSS) on Igboho’s residence in Ibadan was illegal.

DSS operatives had invaded the residence of Igboho on July 1, 2021, but the Yoruba nation separatist escaped to Benin Republic and attempted to fly to Germany with his wife before he was arrested by authorities in Cotonou.

And since then the seperatist agitator has been in prison there
The DSS confirmed that 2 people were killed as gunmen resisted their invasion of Igboho’s house on July 1 while 13 persons were arrested and 5 AK-47 assault rifles recovered by operatives.

Justice Akintola in his judgment said if the identities of the individual operatives were determined, they would have been liable to pay the damages and not the FG.

The court also dismissed an application filed by the Attorney General of Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, challenging its jurisdiction to hear allegations against the government and DSS.