One of the lawyers representing Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Ibrahim Salami has disclosed the new charges filed against Igboho by the Benin Republic authorities.
These charges include illegal migration, dubious connivance with immigration officers and an attempt to cause civil unrest.
He confirmed the new charges after Monday’s hearing, after which Igboho was ordered to remain in custody.
Before the hearing, Salami had said they were expecting extradition charges from the Nigerian government against the activist.
Salami had expected that Sunday Igboho would be freed on Monday, as the Federal Government of Nigeria had yet to file formal extradition charges against Igboho.
He explained that the previous allegations that warranted placing Igboho on a watchlist had successfully been tackled during the hearing.
