The reported arrest attempt occurred at Tani Olohun’s residence amid an ongoing criminal case filed against him by the Ilorin Heritage Preservation Foundation over a social media video the foundation alleged mocked an Islamic prayer and could cause religious tension.
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, reportedly intervened to stop police officers from arresting Abdulazeez Adegbola, better known as Tani Olohun, an advocate of Isese, the indigenous Yoruba faith, in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday.
The reported arrest attempt occurred at Tani Olohun’s residence amid an ongoing criminal case filed against him by the Ilorin Heritage Preservation Foundation over a social media video the foundation alleged mocked an Islamic prayer and could cause religious tension.
Sources told SaharaReporters that police officers arrived at Tani Olohun’s residence on Tuesday morning and attempted to take him away.
The sources said members of his family subsequently contacted Igboho, who arrived at the scene with some supporters and resisted the police attempt to arrest Tani Olohun.
