When Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), went into exile in Germany, what did he learn about the country? I recall he made some videos showing off the ambience of the well-ordered streets to preach to Nigerians about the necessity of organisation. I thought it was useful that he was thinking about things, and it would reflect on his self-conduct when he makes it back to Nigeria. But showing off the streets of Germany is one thing, truly understanding a place to understand how culture and history manifest in their social planning is something else entirely. At that time, I thought that if he was that interested in Germany to make a sermon about the importance of order to ameliorate the Nigerian chaos, he might as well develop a proper understanding of the place.
Since his exile ended and he returned to the Nigerian political scene, it seems he has been desperate for some action. The political dynamics have changed, and the business of agitation is no longer what it used to be. The last time he was relevant, a Fulani man was in power, and his many administrative missteps helped whip up the sentiments of autonomy among besieged Yoruba people overwhelmed by the scale of insecurity spreading in their region like a bad rash. Even if no one among them truly believed they would separate from the Nigerian union, they still entertained the fantasy of Yoruba independence because it was a viable outlet for expressing the unease of being at home in their own land.
