The group described the continuous agitation for Oodua Republic as “a child of necessity which the life could not be cut short by unnecessary harassment, intimidation,witch- hunting or incarceration of agitators,” adding that “what really spurred Igboho and other agitators to seek self determination was never for their selfish interests but for the general well-being of every sons and daughters of Oduduwa.”
The Apex Yoruba Diaspora Group said: “The Federal Government has really failed in stemming the tide of kidnappings, banditry, and terrorism in the country, but rather been too quick to harass and persecute those who have dared to speak up about the government’s gross negligence and dereliction of duty.”
It, however, urged Yoruba people all over the world not to relent in their irrevocable campaign for self- determination for the people of the region, saying that “the Yoruba Nation had resolved to forge ahead with renewed zeal the right to its dream as entrenched in Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter on People’s Right.”
The group also reiterated its call for an immediate referendum to be supervised by the United Nations, UN, on the right to self- determination by Yoruba Nation.
Igboho was arrested on Monday, July 19, 2021, at the Cadjèhoun Airport in Cotonou, Republic of Benin and the case would be heard in court on Monday, July 26, 2021 to allow the Federal Government bring up whatever evidence it has against him.
