The embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, has been released by the Benin Republic Government.

The activist, who is fondly called Sunday Ighoho, was released on Monday to the leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba Self-determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Banji Akintoye, and his deputy, a French Language Expert and Chieftain of Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Professor Wale Adeniran.

In a statement issued by the Communications Secretary to Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide, Maxwell Adeleye, Akintoye described Igboho's release as a "Triumph of Truth over Darkness in Yoruba Land".

Details of Igboho's movement are still sketchy and it remains unclear if the activist, who has been incarcerated since July 2021, will be returning to Nigeria.

Igboho was arrested in the Benin Republic on his way to Germany alongside his wife who was released shortly after.

They left Nigeria after operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided their Ibadan residence on July 1, 2021.

Yoruba socio-political apex organisation Afenifere has hailed the release of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho by the Benin Republic Government.

Its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, said Afenifere and indeed the entire Yoruba were very happy that Igboho has been released.

Pointing out that Igboho's release is not just for him and the Yoruba people, the Afenifere spokesman described it as a "victory indicator for all those who believe in personal liberty and the right of a given people to self-determination."

Ajayi commended Prof Banji Akintoye, Prof Tunde Adeniran, Ilana Omo Oodua, Yoruba Obas in Nigeria and in the Benin Republic for their efforts in securing Igboho's release.

He also commended the team of lawyers handling his cases in Nigeria and Benin Republic.

Counsel to embattled Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Yomi Aliyyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has explained why his client cannot leave the Benin Republic yet.

Aliyyu clarified that Igboho was released to attend to his health in a Beninese hospital.