Sunday Igboho, the prominent Yoruba nation advocate, has been granted his freedom by the authorities in Benin.
Igboho announced on Sunday that he is now legally permitted to depart from Cotonou, the capital of Benin, and return to Nigeria or travel to any other country in the world.
He expressed his intention to return to Nigeria soon, stating that he has met all the legal requirements associated with his bail from a few years ago.
This release comes after two years of legal proceedings in Benin.
Igboho initially drew attention when he declared the sovereignty of the Yoruba Nation in March 2021 and initiated a campaign to remove killer herdsmen and kidnappers from the South-Western states.
Subsequently, he called on Yoruba people living in Hausa/Fulani or Igbo territories to return to their homeland.
In July 2021, he fled Nigeria following a raid on his Ibadan residence by the Department of State Services (DSS), during which there was at least one fatality, and some of his property was damaged.
The DSS claimed to have discovered seven AK-47 rifles, pump-action guns, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, charms, and other weapons in his apartment during the operation.
However, this judgment was later overturned by the Court of Appeal in August 2022.
Igboho was subsequently apprehended at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport in Cotonou, Benin Republic, while attempting to travel to Germany.
Efforts by the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to extradite him to Nigeria were unsuccessful.
