The lawyer to Youruba Nation agitator, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho has said that any body that is seeking to fee him from the prison in the Republic of Benin only want him dead.
Recall that Mr. Sunday Igboho fled Nigeria for the Benin Republic were he was nabbed and put in prison for crimes yet to be made official according to reports.
One of the nine-man lawyers representing Igboho at the court Olusegun Falola, Phd speaking said that the continued incarceration of Igboho is to allow things to calm down and for peace to reign between Nigeria and Benin Republic.
He also said that the Benin Republic has no criminal allegation against Igboho since the agitator has not committed any offence when he was arrested at the airport.
He went on to say that Igboho enjoys full protection and comfort where he is being kept as he as been moved from police cell to a better place and that he is no longer in handcuffs.
“His continued incarceration here is to allow things to calm down and for peace to reign between Nigeria and Benin Republic. We have no criminal allegation against him in the Benin Republic,”.
“Anyone that insists that we should set Igboho free now only wants him killed. He can be killed, which may cause more problems.
“I have not seen him since Monday, but his wife is allowed to see him. I am processing for permission to see him. But I see his wife from time to time. We spoke about two hours ago. She said he is very safe where he is now. He was given medical attention immediately after he got to the prison.
“The new place is far better than the police cell because he will no longer be in handcuffs. He enjoys full protection and comfort where he is being kept. There is an instruction that he should not be made to feel like a prisoner or criminal. He is not a convict yet.
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“About the next court appearance, we have not gone back to the court because that is not how we do it here. It takes some two weeks or months before we can do anything on the matter.
“As a matter of fact, it is the judges that can do something about the next court appearance.”
