Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and ally to the secessionist agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has called on authorities in Benin Republic to accord Igboho the respect he deserves.
Fani-Kayode who has not said anything since the arrest of Igboho on Monday tweeted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 that the rights and civil liberties of the Yoruba Nation agitator must be respected.
The former minister in a tweet on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 said that, the rights and civil liberties of the Yoruba Nation agitator must be respected. He stated further that Igboho should not be denied access to a lawyer and a doctor and he must not be tortured, brutalized or humiliated.
“I call on the authorities in Cotonou to respect the civil liberties and rights of Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho) and I call on them to treat him with respect and decorum. Those rights are protected under international laws and protocols, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights to which the Benin Republic is a signatory, he wrote.
“The Beninoise Government must be fair in their actions. Igboho must not be denied access to his doctors and lawyers and he must not be tortured, brutalized, humiliated, or treated with contempt.
“The whole world is watching and we shall continue to monitor the events with concern and keen interest.”
