The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday night, confirmed that it’s operatives carried out a pre-dawn attack on the residence of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya also paraded 11 men and a woman arrested after a battle with Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo alias Igboho in Ibadan, Oyo State in the early hours of today were also paraded this night He said the raid was based on intelligence that Igboho was stockpiling arms to cause unrest.
He said when the security operatives approached the house, they were attacked by six Igboho’s boys who engaged them in a gun battle.
Two of Igboho’s men were killed while an operative sustained injuries, Afunanya said.
The operatives recovered a cache of arms and also took the suspects to Abuja while Igboho escaped.