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CONDEMNS SECURITY OPERATIVES’ ATTACK ON SUNDAY IGBOHO’S HOUSE

The Center for Human and Socio-economic  Rights (CHSR) has condemned in strong terms the attacked on the residence of Mr. Sunday Adeyemo a.ka. Sunday Igboho  by the joint team of security operatives
Igboho’s house was invaded and attacked in early hours of Thursday 1st July 2021.
In a press breifing the DSS claimed responsility for the unwarranted  invasion of the Yoruba nation agitator leader’s residence and based their reason on an intelligence report that Mr. Igboho was said to have stockpiled arms in his house.
DSS also said during the briefing that on approaching Igboho’s residence, they came under a heavy gun attack by Nine (9) men suspected to be Igboho’s guards that six (6) of them were armed with Ak-47 gun and three (3) others with pump action riffles.
The DSS also listed out the items claimed to have been recovered  from Mr. Igboho’s residence and names of 13 suspects arrested in the house during the raiding, it was reported that more than 5 persons were kiiled during the attack and that several others were whisked away.
Reacting to the attack on Igboho’s residence, in a statement on Friday, the president CHSR, Comrade Alex Omotehinse said the move by the security operatives is said and uncalled for.
“The attack on Igboho’s house is sad and this further indicates that Nigeria is fast returning to the era of military dictatorship when anyone who expressed contrary opinion to the government’s positions would be fatally attacked.
“In as much as we are not in support of anybody being in unlawful possession of arms and armunitions, nor being a  party or subscribe to the idea of seccession as a way out to the current situations of insecurity and economic hardship facing the country, we will never keep mute on clampdown of any dicenting voices by the government and  its agencies.
“The rights to freedom of expression or agitation for referendum by any Nigerian inrespective of their tribes must be respected, harassing innocent citizen demanding for their rights legitimately without breaking law and order.
“Nigerians has right to peaceful protest, therefore, the idea of silenting peaceful agitators by the state is unacceptable”, the statement said.

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