‘DSS Opened Fire on Me’ – Sunday Igboho Claims Assassination Attempt

A Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has accused Department of State Services (DSS) operatives of attempting to kill him during the invasion of his home.

Igboho made this known while speaking at the palace of the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III.

The freedom fighter was declared wanted after confronting Fulani herders accused of killing farmers in the South-West, as well as for championing the Yoruba Nation agitation.

On July 1, 2021, DSS operatives stormed his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, in an effort to arrest him.

During the raid, the activist evaded capture and later fled to the Benin Republic, where he was arrested at the airport while attempting to travel to Germany. He subsequently faced trial there before being released following interventions by Nigerian leaders.

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Recounting his ordeal during the visit to Oba Ogunoye, Igboho claimed that the operatives fired multiple shots at him during the invasion, but that divine intervention saved his life.

He said, “When my house was invaded, they wanted to kill me, but failed. Some said my intestines were shattered, others said my leg was broken, but there was nothing of such.

“They fired guns at me very well, but the prayers of you, my fathers, on me were answered.”