DSS Files Terrorism Charges against Igboho’s Aides

The Department of the State Security (DSS), yesterday filed a five-count terrorism charge against two aides of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho.

The charges marked FHC/ ABJ/CR/305/2021 and dated August 31 was filed on September 1, 2021 at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Defendants in the charges are Jamiu Noah Oyetunji and a house wife, Mrs. Amudat Habibat Babatunde.

The charges, signed by S.M. Bello and M.I. Bennett, indicated that the two defendants and others still at large, on July 1, 2021 at the residence of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, conspired to commit an act of terrorism and unlawful possession of firearms.

The two defendants, Jamiu Noah Oyetunji and Mrs Amudat Habibat Babatunde, were held despite a court order of August 4, 2021, by Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for the release of all the 12 detained associates of Adeyemo arrested by DSS operatives during the July 1, 2021 raid on Adeyemo’s Ibadan home. The charge reads: That you Jamiu Noah Oyetunji, Amudat Habibat Babatunde (adults) with others still at large, on or about the first day of July, 2021, at the residence of one Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), located at Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did conspire to commits acts of terrorism, to wits possession of prohibited fire arms: contrary to Section 17 of Terrorism (Prevention) (Amendment) Act, 2013 and punishable under the same Section of the Act.