Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, urging him to consider the ongoing secessionist movement in Nigeria.
The petition, delivered on Saturday, is reportedly centered around the “Yoruba Nation agitation,” though its full content remains confidential, according to sources from SaharaReporters.
Igboho, who submitted the petition on behalf of Professor Adebanji Akintoye, leader of the Yoruba Nation movement, was accompanied by prominent figures such as Diaspora Youth Leader Prophet Ologunoluwa, Vice President of Ifeladun Apapo Fatai Ogunribido, General Secretary of Yoruba World Media Alhaja Adeyeye, and Yoruba Nation Movement member Paul Odebiyi.
The petition seeks the immediate intervention of the UK government in the movement’s push to establish a Yoruba-dominated country. The call for support comes as the agitation for an independent Yoruba nation continues to gain traction.
This development follows accusations made by Banji Akintoye, a Yoruba historian and key figure in the Oodua nation independence struggle, who previously claimed that the Nigerian government had attempted to bribe Igboho to abandon the Yoruba Nation movement. According to Akintoye, during Igboho’s detention in Benin Republic, former Nigerian Army Chief Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), acting as an envoy, offered Igboho billions of naira to renounce the struggle—an offer Igboho refused.
Akintoye lauded Igboho for his integrity, stating, “They brought money to this young man; how many of our young men will do that? Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, came to him in prison, promising him billions of naira if he would just sign a paper renouncing the Yoruba Nation struggle. But he refused.”
The Yoruba Nation movement continues to garner attention as it presses for international recognition and support for its cause.
