Ibadan, 4 March 2026 – Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, was seen wearing a face cap bearing the logo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at a social function on Tuesday, prompting widespread discussion online.
Igboho attended the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasheed Ladoja’s first Ramadan lecture following his coronation. In a video circulating on social media, the activist was seen greeting the monarch and the event’s guest lecturer, Chief Imam of Offa, Sheikh Muyideen Salmon, while sporting the APC-branded cap.
The appearance quickly sparked reactions from users drawing comparisons with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, and questioning Igboho’s political alignment.
One Twitter user, #Jaythrilli, wrote: “Sunday Igboho shamelessly gallivanting with an APC cap on. You can’t be fighting for Yoruba freedom and still dine with the people who impoverished the same Yoruba people. Reason I don’t rate him at all.”
Another, #Felixherbt, said: “For those who still don’t understand what Mazi Nnamdi is fighting for, soon you will all understand. Today, Sunday Igboho is jumping around with the APC cartel. My respect for MNK has doubled.”
Some commenters defended Igboho, noting the practicalities of his return to Nigeria after years in exile. #daddyfemzy remarked: “You can’t really blame this guy. He was in an asylum, declared wanted by Buhari, dead or alive. The recent APC caucus brokered his return home courtesy of Ladoja. If you were him, wouldn’t you?”
Igboho fled Nigeria on 1 July 2021 after a raid on his Ibadan residence by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army over allegations of stockpiling arms amid his campaign against armed Fulani herdsmen. Three of his aides were killed and thirteen others arrested during the raid. He was subsequently detained in the Benin Republic for over a year before being released in March 2022.
Olayomi Koiki, Igboho’s spokesman, confirmed that all arrangements for his return to Nigeria have been completed following interventions by prominent monarchs, including the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, Oba Francis Alao.
Koiki stated that Igboho has been cleared by the Presidency and “may return to the country at any moment and will be fully reintegrated after his clearance has been granted.”
Igboho’s reappearance in Nigeria and the APC-branded cap have reignited debates over the direction of the Yoruba nation movement and its relationship with the ruling party.
