In the early hours of July 1, 2021, heavily armed security personnel stormed the Ibadan home of the Yoruba Nation activist, firing gunshots and allegedly intending to eliminate him
By Afolabi Ayodele
Ibadan, Nigeria – July 1, 2025
Today marks four years since the shocking pre-dawn raid on the Soka residence of Chief Dr. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho Oṣa, by Nigerian security forces an incident many believe was a calculated assassination attempt ordered by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
In the early hours of July 1, 2021, heavily armed security personnel stormed the Ibadan home of the Yoruba Nation activist, firing gunshots and allegedly intending to eliminate him. However, by what many Yoruba supporters regard as divine intervention, Chief Sunday Igboho escaped unharmed. The attempted attack was widely condemned by human rights groups, international observers, and defenders of indigenous rights.
Tragically, the raid led to the loss of two key figures in Igboho’s close circle:
- Alhaji Fatai Igboho, a respected uncle of Chief Sunday Igboho, and
- Alhaji Adogan, a trusted associate and business partner.
To this day, no credible justification has been presented by the government for the raid. Supporters and legal advocates continue to ask: “What crime did Chief Igboho commit?” His only “offense,” they argue, was boldly demanding the freedom and safety of his people in a Nigeria plagued by systemic insecurity and injustice.
Since the attack, Chief Sunday Igboho has been forced into exile, living outside Yorùbáland, while many of the very forces he sought to expose including bandits and terrorists continue to wreak havoc across Nigeria without consequence.
In a statement reflecting on the anniversary, Olayomi Koiki, spokesperson for Chief Igboho, reaffirmed the Yoruba Nation Movement’s call for peaceful self-determination.
“We must now make it clear to the world why we seek to exit Nigeria,” Koiki said. “There is no security, no welfare, no functioning educational system, the economy is in shambles, and our borders remain dangerously porous. Above all, we are not Nigerians we are Yoruba. Our identity must be respected.”
The movement insists that self-determination is not a crime, citing global legal precedents and the fundamental right of every people to determine their own political future.
As the memory of July 1, 2021, lingers in the minds of many, the attack on Chief Igboho has become a symbolic turning point a painful reminder of the lengths to which the state may go to suppress dissent, but also a rallying cry for a people determined to reclaim their freedom.
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