Public reactions have followed the appearance of Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, at a social event where he was seen wearing a fez cap bearing the logo of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Igboho attended the first Ramadan lecture hosted by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rasheed Ladoja, following his coronation on Tuesday.
During the event, a now-viral video seen by First Daily correspondent on Wednesday, captured Igboho greeting the monarch as well as the guest lecturer, Muyideen Ajani Bello, while wearing the APC-branded cap.
However, the footage has since generated widespread discussion on social media, with several users drawing comparisons between Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu, questioning the perceived political paths of the two separatist figures.
A Facebook user identified as Femi Babafemi said, “Sunday Igboho shamelessly gallivanting with an APC cap on. This guy was fighting for his stomach.”
Another user Ifeanyi Sunday wrote, “For those who still don’t understand what Mazi Nnamdi is fighting for, soon and very soon, you will all understand, but it will be too late.
“Today, Sunday Igboho is jumping around with the APC cartel. Remember that they promised Nnamdi Kanu a political position to win him over; he rejected it. My respect for MNK has doubled.”
Another user known as Timothy Ademola wrote, “I feel ashamed because this man is my tribe and this shows that we the Yorubas can’t be trusted. I will continue to respect Nnamdi Kanu.”
Tony Edith on Facebook also said, “This one na stomach fighter, the guy don cash out. If you can’t beat them, join them.”
Meanwhile, in his reaction, one #daddyfemzy queried, “You can’t really blame this guy. He was in an asylum, declared wanted by Buhari, dead or alive. The recent APC caucus brokered his return home courtesy of Ladoja. What do you expect? Let’s be practical. If you were him. Won’t you?”
Recall, Olayomi Koiki, spokesman for embattled Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, says all arrangements have been concluded for his principal’s return to Nigeria after prominent monarchs persuaded President Bola Tinubu to remove Igboho’s name from the list of wanted persons.
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According to Koiki, the traditional rulers who intervened include the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao, among others.
Igboho fled Nigeria on July 1, 2021, following a raid on his Ibadan residence by a combined team of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army over allegations of stockpiling arms and ammunition. The raid came amid Igboho’s campaign to evict armed Fulani herdsmen from the South-West in response to attacks on farmers.
During the raid, three of his aides were killed, and 13 others were arrested. Igboho fled to the Benin Republic, intending to fly to Germany, but was arrested at Cotonou Airport on July 19, 2021, and detained for over a year before being released in March 2022.
Under the previous administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Igboho was declared wanted, denied a Nigerian passport, and had his bank accounts frozen despite favourable court rulings.
In 2025, during a visit to the Olugbon Palace in Orile Igbon, Surulere Local Government of Oyo State, Igboho expressed frustration at living in exile and appealed to President Tinubu’s administration to remove his name from the wanted list. He also made the appeal to the Olubadan, Oba Ladoja.
Koiki said in a Sunday statement that Igboho has now been cleared by the Presidency and “may return to the country at any moment and will be fully reintegrated after his clearance has been granted.”