Activist Sunday Adeyemo, known popularly in Nigeria as Sunday Igboho, was arrested in neighboring Benin on Monday evening, according to media reports. He was about to take a flight to Germany at the time. A senior Benin police official confirmed the arrest, saying Igboho “will be extradited to Nigeria as soon as the two countries have agreed on conditions.” It is unclear whether the extradition has taken place. Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has accused the activist of plotting “to wage a violent insurrection against the Nigerian state.” A DSS spokesman said earlier that the agency had found a …
