‘Don’t Intimidate British Envoy Over My Petition’ – Igboho Tells FG

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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has urged the Nigerian Government not to intimidate the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, following his recent petition.

Igboho had, submitted a 25-page petition to the office of UK Prime Minister, pushing for the recognition of a sovereign Yoruba nation.

The embattled activist, in a statement described the reported summoning of Montgomery by the Nigerian government as unnecessary, labelling it an attempt to put pressure on him.

The statement reads:

“The British government colonised Nigeria, and we are well within our rights to submit a petition to them regarding our demand for a sovereign Yoruba nation. Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960, from the British government, but the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914 was a decision made by the British.”

The main reason we submitted our letter to the UK government is to have them serve as a witness before the United Nations whenever the issue of the Yoruba nation is brought up at an international level,”

“We remain committed to peaceful, non-violent, and legitimate methods of ensuring the birth of a Yoruba nation. Our people should stay calm and resolute, confident in our collective struggle for emancipation so that we can harness our great potential in a vibrant Yoruba nation once it is created out of the current Nigerian contraption.”