{"id":120614,"date":"2025-07-14T15:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120614"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:48:05","slug":"buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u2019s Death: The Man Who Hunted Me Is Gone &#8211; Sunday Igboho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that the man who once sought to take his life is now gone, while he remains alive.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Buhari, who\u00a0 ruled Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, died on Saturday, July 13, 2025, in London at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. His passing was confirmed by the Presidency, prompting President Bola Tinubu to declare seven days of national mourning.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0 Vice President Kashim Shettima has since traveled to London to oversee arrangements for the repatriation of the former president\u2019s remains for eventual internment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a video posted to social media, Sunday Igboho responded sharply to the news, saying:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBuhari wanted to kill me years ago, but now he has died before me. He sent soldiers and DSS after me like I was a criminal. But God kept me alive.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Igboho was referring to the July 2021 midnight raid on his Ibadan home by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) under Buhari\u2019s administration. Two of his aides were reportedly killed during the operation, and several others were arrested. Photos from the scene showed heavily bloodied floors and walls. There were also bullets holes in furniture and the walls too. Igboho later fled Nigeria and was detained in Benin Republic before regaining his freedom in 2023.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThey declared me wanted, destroyed my home, and killed innocent people. I did not steal, I only demanded freedom for my people. Now look, he\u2019s gone, and I\u2019m still here,\u201d Igboho said in the video.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">During Buhari\u2019s time in office, the federal Government accused Igboho of inciting violence and seeking to destabilize the country through his advocacy for a sovereign Yoruba Nation. The raid on his home was widely condemned by human rights groups and opposition figures at the time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reactions to Buhari\u2019s passing have been mixed. While some Nigerians mourn him as a statesman and military veteran, others described him as a Dictator who wore democratic robes and recalled\u00a0 his presidency as repressive and intolerant of dissent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Human rights activist and #EndSARS campaigner, Aisha Bello, wrote on X:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHistory will judge Buhari. For some of us, his presidency brought pain, repression, and silence. The death of the former leader is no excuse to forget.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In contrast, former Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, defended Buhari\u2019s legacy, stating:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe was a disciplined, principled leader who loved Nigeria deeply. He did what he believed was best, even when it was unpopular.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Sunday Igboho and others who clashed with Buhari\u2019s administration, the former president\u2019s death has stirred not mourning, but a renewed reflection on years of persecution, crackdowns, and contested nationalism.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that the man who once&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Buhari\u2019s Death: The Man Who Hunted Me Is Gone - Sunday Igboho - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Buhari\u2019s Death: The Man Who Hunted Me Is Gone - Sunday Igboho - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Oscar Okhifo Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reacted to the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that the man who once&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-14T14:48:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sunday-Igboho.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"392\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/buharis-death-the-man-who-hunted-me-is-gone-sunday-igboho\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Buhari\u2019s Death: The Man Who Hunted Me Is Gone &#8211; 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