Oduduwa News

The federal government has confirmed it will appeal the judgment of an Oyo state high court, which on Friday awarded N20billion in damages to Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo better known as Sunday Igboho.

Igboho had sued the Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Department of State Services (DSS), and director of state services, Oyo state, demanding N5.5billion in damages over the raid on his Ibadan home on July 1.

During the raid, two people were said to be killed, while 12 of his associates were arrested.

Delivering judgment in the fundamental human rights suit on Friday, Ladiran Akintola, the judge, awarded N20 billion as exemplary and aggravated damages against the secret service.

However, Malami speaking with NAN on Friday, said the decision of the court would be appealed.

“Efforts are already being made to commence the process of appealing the judgment,” Malami was quoted to have said

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and member of the Judicial Panel set up by the Lagos State Government to investigate cases of abuse of human rights against the police and other law enforcement agencies, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has raised the alarm over alleged attempts to frustrate the panel.

In a terse statement on his social media account, Adegboruwa said the panel was being frustrated “from reaching meaningful conclusions on investigations into the Lekki Toll Gate Incident of 20th October 2020.”

The statement 👇👇👇

EndSARS Panel Being Frustrated

There are attempts to frustrate the EndSARS Judicial Panel from reaching meaningful conclusions on investigations into the Lekki Toll Gate Incident of 20th October 2020.

I will give details subsequently.

Justice Ladiran Akintola of Oyo State High Court has directed the Department of State Security (DSS) to pay N20 billion to Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho) for unlawfully invading his Soka, Ibadan house on July 1.

Akintola awarded the sum as exemplary and aggravated damages against the secret police in the suit filed by Igboho in which he is seeking N500 billion damages for the invasion.

The court also declared the invasion illegal and tongue-lashed the DSS for acting based on what he described as “arbitrary aggression and prejudices” from his agitation for Yoruba nation.

The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state on Drainage and Water Resources, Chief Joe Igbokwe on Thursday lamented on what he described as the poor treatment meted out to some APC members.

In series of reactions, following the defection of a former aviation minister and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani Kayode. Mr. Igbokwe, in his Facebook post, lamented that “despite all my push for APC; Abuja has not given me a phone call, talk-less of inviting me for a coffee with C in C”.

He went further to state that “here is a political charlatan being given a red carpet in the seat of power, Abuja. Mr. Igbokwe’s outburst on Facebook was based on the special treatment given to Chief Femi Fani Kayode when many party faithful who have toiled for the party is yet to be recognized or given the attention they deserve.

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the defection of Chief Femi Fani Kayode, who after many years of hurling insults and leveling all sorts of allegations to APC and its leaders was presented to President Mohammed Buhari today as the latest APC member.

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has described Femi Fani-Kayode as the ‘Judas of Oduduwa’

following his defection from the opposition party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC)

In a Facebook post on Thursday, Gumi wrote:

“I have for long, neglected the rantings of the Judas of Oduduwa attacking me knowing fully well that he is fake and a traitor.

“Time has now caught up with him and thanks to Allah, all his vituperations are cast in the dustbin of merciless history.

“It is him now, one wonders which of the seven circles of hell this duper will settle if he doesn’t repent.”

Recall that the Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation under President Olusegun Obasanjo, berated those fronting for bandits and terrorists in the country. Though he never mentioned names but his rhetorics suggested he was referring to Sheikh Gumi.
On joining APC, Fani-Kayode, however, said that he was moved by Holy Spirit to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, pointing out that he was a founding member of the ruling party.

Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation agitator, has told his supporters to embrace peace and jettison any protest now.

The operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) had on July 1, raided Igboho’s house in Ibadan, Oyo state Igboho’s counsel, Yomi Aliyu, made this known on Thursday, September 16, in a statement sent to the media from Benin Republic –

The embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has advised his supporters against staging demonstrations in his name “for the time being.” The Nation reports that the 48-year-old agitator is currently at Prison Civile de Cotonou — Cotonou Civil Prison. Sunday Igboho has warned his supporters against holding any protest, rally in my name now.

ODUDUWA NEWS gathered that Igboho’s counsel, Yomi Aliyu, claimed in a statement on Thursday, September 16, said Igboho also asked his supporters to ignore any message to the contrary.

He said: “There is time for everything. Chief Sunday Adeyemo, a.k.a Igboho Oosa, is desirous of respecting those murdered in his house on that black 1st July, 2021.

“In that wise, he has advised against staging any demonstration or rally in his name for the time being. He will also like people to respect his family by not calling his mum out for anything public. Igboho for now has no authentic mouthpiece anywhere.

“In that wise, people are advised to take anything said by anybody claiming to be from him with a pinch of salt. The exception is the statement by his lead counsel. Igboho asked his supporters to respect the dead, saying that on no account should anybody attack any public place or security personnel on the pretence of agitating for the Yoruba nation.

Governors of the 17 States in the southern part of Nigeria today met in Enugu where they unanimously endorsed the recent Federal High Court judgment that empowers states to collect the Value Added Tax (VAT).

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement, said the meeting was a follow up to the last one held in Lagos, adding they reviewed progress already made on the passage of the law against open grazing and encouraged southern states yet to pass the law to do so.

“The Southern Governors also restated their commitment to pursue fiscal federalism by working with our National Assembly members to ensure inclusion in the constitution through the ongoing constitutional amendment process.

“In the same vein, we unanimously endorsed the recent Federal High Court judgment that empowers the states to collect VAT.

“Finally, the Governors renewed earlier call that the next President of our country should come from the Southern part for fairness, equity and justice,” Sanwo-Olu said.

Today’s meeting of Southern Governors Forum was hosted by Enugu State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.