The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to arrest and initiate legal proceedings against Sunday Adeyemi, popularly known as Igboho, who is an advocate for the Yoruba nation.

MACBAN stated that if Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), could be apprehended and prosecuted, the same should apply to Igboho.

Baba Othman Ngelzarma, the National President of MACBAN, made this plea in response to Igboho’s recent statements calling for the expulsion of Fulani herders from the Southwest region.

Igboho, who recently returned to Nigeria after a two-year detention in Benin Republic, accused Fulani herders of perpetrating violence against farmers in the Southwest.

However, Ngelzarma deemed Igboho’s statements as unlawful and tantamount to treason.

In a statement he personally signed, Ngelzarma stated, “We urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and relevant security agencies to arrest and prosecute Sunday Igboho for making this unlawful statement that amounts to treason, as he is advocating for the actualisation of Oduduwa nation.”

He further emphasized, “His statements are against the law. If Nnamdi Kanu is being held in custody for a similar offense, we see no reason why Sunday Igboho should be allowed to evade arrest and prosecution.”