Breaking: Igboho Demands Yoruba Nation Independence In Bold Petition To UK PM And Keir Starmer

According to Naija News, Igboho delivered the petition on behalf of Prof. Adebanji Akintoye, leader of the Yoruba Nation movement. The petition calls on the UK Prime Minister and his government to intervene in their push to establish a country primarily for the indigenous Yoruba people.

The news was shared by Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, via his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday. In his post, Koiki stated: “At exactly 14:00 hrs, Dr. Chief Sunday Igboho delivered a petition to the UK Prime Minister on behalf of Prof. Adebanji Akintoye, leader of the Yoruba Nation movement, and Olayomi Koiki, his spokesman @10DowningStreet.”

Sunday Igboho has been a prominent figure in the quest for the actualization of a Yoruba nation.

It’s worth recalling that Prof. Akintoye had earlier accused the Nigerian government of attempting to persuade Igboho to abandon his activism. During Igboho’s detention in Benin Republic, former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), allegedly offered Igboho billions of naira to renounce his quest for a Yoruba nation, an offer Igboho rejected.