A fresh charge has been filed against Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, by the government of Benin Republic.
Igboho, who was arrested alongside his wife, Ropo, is currently detained at a government facility while his wife was released last week.
The new development was disclosed by Ibrahim Salami, one of the Benin Republic-based lawyers of the activist, who said the legal team had expected extradition charges from the Nigerian government but Igboho was confronted with fresh charges on Monday.
Salami, a law professor, stated that the police would conduct a thorough investigation into the charges, which included illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers and an attempt to cause civil unrest.
“First, the judge ruled that Sunday Igboho entered into the Benin Republic through an illegal means. They also want to investigate how Sunday Igboho conspired with others to enter Benin Republic through wrong means.
“They also want to know how long he has been in Benin republic and his plans in the country. They also raised a charge on whether he wants to come and cause unrest or social disturbance in Benin Republic,” the lawyer said in an interview with BBC Yoruba.