I was targeted for arrest with Sunday Igboho — Gani Adams

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has said security operatives were out to arrest him along with the Yoruba youth activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho, in the aftermath of the security crisis in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State.

He stated this on Tuesday on AriseTV’s The Morning Show.

He said, “It was not only Sunday Igboho that security operatives targeted for arrest, I was the number one person for arrest. I was targeted for some political reasons.”

He also said some politicians had infiltrated the genuine struggle by Sunday Igboho’s fight for his people.

Adams said, “The same people who attacked and condemned us in 2015 using social media are now coming to portray themselves as activists to use Sunday Igboho.

“Now, we woke up to hear his (Sunday) house got burnt. Who are the people that went to burn Sunday Igboho’s house and not in the forest?

“The issue with Sunday Igboho’s bravery now is that he has been used to destroy some political enemies.”

When asked if he and Sunday Igboho had spoken in connection with the plight of the Yourba on criminal herdsmen, he said, “I have only met Sunday Igboho once and that was at a function. The other times we spoke were on phone.

“I started this struggle when I was 23 years, the OPC was not even formed then, I risked everything for Yorubaland. I didn’t surrender … How can Sunday Igboho use his bravery of one day to destroy somebody who has been in struggle for 28 years?

“Yoruba always destroy their warriors in the end. You know what happened to Abiola now even as the 14th Aare of Yoruba land.”