Sunday Igboho, a prominent Yoruba Nation activist, is seeking international support for the secessionist movement in Nigeria.
He submitted a petition to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging him to consider the Yoruba Nation’s quest for independence.
The petition, submitted on behalf of Professor Adebanji Akintoye, the leader of the Yoruba Nation movement, remains confidential, but sources suggest it revolves around the “Yoruba Nation agitation”.
Igboho was accompanied by notable dignitaries, including Prophet Ologunoluwa, Diaspora Youth Leader; Fatai Ogunribido, Vice President of Ifeladun Apapo; Alhaja Adeyeye, General Secretary of Yoruba World Media; and Paul Odebiyi, Member of Yoruba Nation Movement. The movement seeks the UK government’s immediate intervention to establish a nation predominantly owned by indigenous Yoruba people.
Interestingly, Yoruba historian Banji Akintoye previously accused the Nigerian government of attempting to coax Igboho into abandoning the agitation.
Akintoye revealed that former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, offered Igboho billions of naira to renounce the movement, which Igboho reportedly refused.
