Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has assured his followers that he is coming home saying he is now a completely free man.
He dismissed insinuations that he was sick.
Igboho in a BBC video relived his prison experience.
He said contrary to rumours of a horrid time behind bars, he had a splendid time and was well treated.
“President Talon ensured that I was Ok in prison. He gave me full protection. He instructed doctors to be at my beck and call.
“He allowed me access to everything I needed and to my wife and visitors.
“The only thing he did not allow was my wife sleeping with me in my cell”.
He said it was a policeman who came to inform him about his full release on 7 April.
He had to procure the service of an interpreter, who told him the President of the Republic has released him.
Igboho thanked numerous people, his wife, Yoruba at home and in diaspora, Yoruba and Egun Obas in Benin, his Benin lawyer Adebayo Salami, Professor Akintoye and Professor Wale Adeniran.
He said contrary to some insinuations that Talon would release him to Nigeria, he said there was nothing like that.
Against his anxiety, he said he kept getting assurances from Benin officials to ‘calm down’.
“They told me at every turn to relax. That what they were doing was in my best interest as the sharks from Nigeria were circling around to pick him”.
Professor Akintoye in another video thanked President Talon. He said during the negotiation for Igboho’s release, Beninoise officials showed they were civilised.
“They were not savages”, in obvious comparison with Nigerian security officials.
“President Talon had his vision clear from Day One when Sunday was arrested. That was why Sunday was not whisked away to Nigeria.
“The people who rule Benin are civilised. They are not savages”, Akintoye said.
From his statements on Monday, he said he remains committed to the actualisation of a Yoruba nation within Nigeria.
Igboho said: “Yoruba struggle will remain, and it will be stronger. Yorubas are suffering and smiling. They are killing, kidnapping and doing all sorts in Yorubaland and we are not talking.
“I’m coming back home soon. I’m a true son of the soil. One cannot be scared of his father’s home. Nothing will happen and no one will be scared of anyone.
“All that I’ve asked the Federal Government they are yet to answer, and the court has ruled in my favour. Asides from the judgement in Benin Republic, I’m coming to follow up with my judgement in Nigeria. Federal Government must pay my money. It is 20bn.
“When I get back to my base in Ibadan, I will thank everyone specially again. You will see me well. Dear Yorubas, don’t be scared, Igboho is back.”
Igboho and his wife, Aderopo were arrested at a Benin Airport on 19 July.
Igboho was locked up in jail in Benin Republic after he was arrested at a Cotonou airport while travelling to Germany, after he was declared wanted by the Department of State Services, DSS.
