Chief Yomi Alliyu, lawyer to yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho has challenged the Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami to mention the lawmaker sponsoring Igboho as claimed.
Malami claimed that a report by a Federal Government inter-ministerial committee has identified an unnamed Federal lawmaker as the sponsor of Sunday Igboho’s agitation for a Yoruba nation.
Malami said the report, full of many holes, unravelled how Igboho got monies from 43 bank accounts, across nine banks.
But Igboho’s lawyer had issued a rebuttal of the claim in a statement released in Ibadan, on behalf Igboho.
Igboho challenged Malami to name the National Assembly Member and also questioned the attempt to link Igboho with a Bureau de change operator, Abdullahi Umar, linked with Boko Haram financing.
“The picture the AGF wanted to paint is that our client is being financed by Abdullah Umar, allegedly involved in terrorist financing. Who is now financing who?”, said Alliyu, a senior advocate of Nigeria.
“Again, Chief Adeyemo is a car dealer trading in the name of Adesun International Concept Ltd.
“Does it mean that anybody buying a car from him or selling a car to him is a terrorist?
“I challenge the Hon AGF to mention the lawmaker that sent money to Chief Sunday Adeyemo for terrorist act whether he would not be damnified in exemplary damages for defamation”, Alliyu said.
