Abuja: AJAYI,
Published on July 2, 2021
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICE has declared that it raided in the early hours of yesterday (about 0134 hours) July 1, 2021, the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo a.k.a. SUNDAY IGBOHO at Soka, Ibadan, Oyo State with a joint team of security operatives.
According to Dr Peter Afunanya,
Public Relations Officer of the
Department of State Services,
National Headquarters
Abuja, the raid was carried out based on intelligence that Sunday Igboho had stockpiled arms in his Soka home in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The DSS spokesman said the joint security team was under heavy gun assault as the team approached the residence, adding that six of nine men suspected to be Sunday Igboho’s guards were armed with AK-47 guns and three others with Pump-Action riffles.
The statement issued from the Yellow House and made available to thedispatch, however, further states thatiIn the course of the exchange, two of Igboho’s armed men were gunned down while the rest were subdued and arrested, admitting that one security operative in the early hours raid was shot on his right hand and since received medical attention.
Dr Afunanya said the team procedurally searched Sunday Igboho's house and subsequently recovered the following items among others:
i. Seven (7) AK-47 assault rifles;
ii. Three (3) Pump Action guns;
iii. Thirty (30) fully charged AK-47 magazines;
iv. Five Thousand (5,000) rounds of 7.62mm ammunition;
v. Five (5) Cutlasses, One (1) Jack knife, One (1) Pen Knife
vi. Two (2) Pistol holsters;
vii. One (1) binoculars
viii. A wallet containing Five (5) US Dollars in one (1) Dollar denomination; local and international driver’s licences in his name, ATM Cards, a German residence permit No. YO2N6K1NY bearing his name;
ix. Two (2) whistles;
x. Fifty (5) Cartridges;
xi. Eighteen (18) Walkie-Talkies;
xii. Three Voodoo charm jackets/traditional body armour;
xiii. Two (2) Laptops (One (1) Toshiba and One (1) Compaq); and
xiv. His International Passport and those of many others (as displayed here). Further exploitation and forensic analysis are ongoing.
He added that 13 suspects, 12 males and one female were arrested and brought to Abuja. He gave 12 names during the parade, saying one suspect (probably the cat taking away) was profiled. The names of 12 paraded were:
i. Abdulateef OFEYAGBE
ii. Amoda BABATUNDE aka Lady K (female)
iii. Tajudeen ERINOYEN
iv. Diakola ADEMOLA
v. Abideen SHITTU
vi. Jamiu NOAH
vii. Ayobami DONALD
viii. Adelabe USMAN
ix. Oluwafelumi KUNLE
x. Raji KAZEEM
xi. Taiwo OPEYEMI and
xii. Bamidele SUNDAY.
The DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya said Sunday Igboho and his group, in the guise of campaign for self-determination, with the arrests and seizures of fire arms have become well-armed and determined to wage a violent insurrection against the Nigerian State and to cause public order.
He, consequently, alerts foreign missions and licencing authorities within and outside Nigeria about the possibility that Sunday Adeyemo may declare some of his personal permit and identity cards missing in order to seek their replacement.
He also apprises stakeholders that the five AK-47 assault rifles recovered from the building are suspected to be those collected by Igboho’s men from Nigerian Customs and Immigration personnel at Idi Iroko, Ogun State.
"The gun duel which lasted for an hour offered IGBOHO the chance to escape. Sunday ADEYEMO a.k.a Sunday IGBOHO is now on the run. IGBOHO may run as far as he can. He may hide as long as he wants. He might have attacked security operatives as his strength carried him. But this will be the end of his shenanigans. Soon, he will not have a hiding place. His strength will sure fail him. And the law will catch up with him. The law may be slow. But it will be steady," Afunanya posited.
He, consequently , calls on Sunday Igboho's fans to advise him to turn himself in to the nearest security agency, adding that those arrested would be charged accordingly.
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