Popular Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has claimed that he knows the politicians responsible for the kidnapping incidents in Oyo State.
He also threatened to reveal their names and identities if such politicians don’t desist from their criminal actions.
Igboho made the claim and submission on Wednesday while speaking with the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde at his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan.
The activist, who spoke in a video that has gone viral on the internet, also added that he can personally fight the bandits, but all his efforts so far have not been approved by the state government.
He also denied demanding money from the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde to rescue the victims who were recently abducted by terrorists from schools in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Igboho also alleged that those behind the kidnappings are trying to make the country ungovernable for President Bola Tinubu, just as they did during the time of Goodluck Jonathan.
“If I am permitted to burst into the hideouts, they will flee. They are neither gnomes nor mannequins; they are humans, so that they could be dislodged. I know the politicians behind them, and if they do not stop perpetrating their evil acts, I will mention them all. I know them. The politicians behind them are the ones giving them ammunition and money.
“The same thing they did to Jonathan is what they are doing to Tinubu. They want to make the country ungovernable for him. They even have fake news propaganda to scare the masses and divert supporters away from the President. Suppose the recent abduction is not a game. In Oyo, they made away with children. I volunteered to go, but the state government said ‘No.’”
“Later, they (Oyo government) informed me that the kidnappers said if I try to force myself to come rescue the children, they will kill them all. If they are serious about rescuing the victims, they should tell my boys and me to chase them out of the forests in our regions and see if those people will remain there even with their bombs and sophisticated weapons,” he said.
The Oyo-based activist further claimed that he has gotten approval from the Federal Government for his security network, christened “Iru Ekun”, but the Oyo State Government warned him from operating and that any attempt by him to rescue the children might lead to their death.
“After I arranged ‘Iru Ekun’ security network, the Federal Government permitted me, but the state government said no security must take a step behind them. Do we have to wait for him to flood the forests to rescue these children? I’m just concerned about these abductees; nobody can kidnap me, not even my family, because they are spread across Canada and Germany. Why should I fret?
“Despite how bad Buhari’s administration is, he completed his tenure. Why are they trying to stop a Yoruba man — Tinubu — from completing his? It was Tinubu who freed me when I was in exile. Why should I tackle him? And why are they trying to ruin his government? Igboho queried.
Naija News recalls that not less than 46 pupils and teachers were kidnapped on May 15 during an attack by terrorists on three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The schools attacked were Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School.
