A prominent Ifa priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has described as tragic, the raid by operatives of the Department of State Services on the Ibadan residence of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho.
The diviner also said Igboho didn’t abandon his associates who were in his Soka, Ibadan residence when the secret police raided the house early Thursday but rather, the activist ran away to fight another day, adding that his charms did not fail.
Igboho, whom many believed have metaphysical powers, have been publicly seen putting on African bulletproof vests, some of which were recovered when the DSS raided his residence around 1am on Thursday.
Many have since wondered why Igboho didn’t help his associates to escape but speaking in an interview with BBC Yoruba on Friday monitored by one of our correspondents, Elebuibon said Igboho didn’t abandon his aides but he ran to fight another day.
Elebuibon further stated, “It is not that Igboho’s charms failed him, the whole raid was an attack, an invasion, a tragedy.
“He was not prepared for the attack, it happened all of sudden but he who fights and runs lives to fight another day. A warrior who fights and doesn’t know how to retreat will perish with the battle. He (Igboho) ran to fight another day. He didn’t abandon his followers because if he hadn’t escaped, it would have been a different thing entirely.”
DSS had invaded Igboho’s residence in Ibadan in the wee hours of Thursday.
Some people were killed and others arrested during the operation.
The secret police later paraded some of Igboho’s associates arrested with weapons and charms.
