What you need to know about Sunday Igboho

Chief Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise known as Sunday Igboho, rose to fame after playing a central role in the Modakeke-Ife war between 1997 and 1998.  He defended the Modakeke people.

He was born in Igboho community of Oke-Ogun region of Oyo State on October 10, 1972, but relocated to Modakeke in Osun State.

He told  Fulani herders to vacate the Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun regions on January 15  saying they have been fingered in the sundry crimes, killing of farmers in the area.

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He spoke in an interview he granted with BBC, following the death of Dr. Aborode, an educationist and farmer allegedly killed by the Fulani herders.

He is addressed as Sunday Igboho because of where he hails from.

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Sunday Igboho started life as a motorcycle repairer and then ventured into automobiles where he sold cars and was able to start Adeson Business Concept.

He became famous after his protagonist role in the Ife-Modakeke crisis .

 After returning back to Ibadan, he met former Oyo state Governor, Lam Adesina through a courageous step while trying to defend the rights of the people at a fuel station.

He also  worked with former governor Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja who up till today is known as his (Igboho’s) political godfather.

Igboho is known for his activism towards the Yoruba course. He is known as Akoni Oodua of Yoruba land, gradually cementing his legacy as a philanthropist.

Although he is a Christian, Sunday Igboho is said to possess a metaphysical power which makes people fear him. He was said to have inherited the power from his father.

Chief Igboho is known or has been praise-sung by almost every musician across genres and faiths in the southwest. He is a socialite who enjoys going party.

Sunday Igboho courted controversy to himself when he led the agitation for the Oduduwa country. Many have described him as the “Nnamdi Kanu” of the southwest.