Ogun Gov Stood Surety for Igboho’s Return to Bury Mother – Lawyer

Human rights lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi has said that Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun agreed to guarantee activist Sunday Igboho’s conduct so he could return home to bury his mother.

Olajengbesi disclosed this in a Facebook post on Sunday after visiting Igboho, whom he described as his elder brother and former client.

The two discussed politics, leadership and Igboho’s experiences over the years.According to the lawyer, Igboho contacted him in 2023 after his mother’s death and insisted he must return home to pay his last respects.

Olajengbesi then appealed to Governor Abiodun for assistance.

The governor asked whether the then National Security Adviser had been approached and expressed the view that President Bola Tinubu would support anyone whose activities remained within the law.

Olajengbesi subsequently connected Igboho with Abiodun and three other governors.Abiodun, he said, agreed to stand as guarantor for Igboho’s conduct during a seven-day grace period granted for the burial.

Igboho returned, performed the rites and left the country immediately afterwards.Olajengbesi added that the matter was later resolved through engagements involving several prominent Nigerians, within the law.

Igboho had left Nigeria for the Benin Republic in 2021. In February 2024, the lawyer publicly thanked Abiodun for his role in facilitating the peaceful return.