Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, is reported to have issued a 24-hour directive to his followers to detain a TikTok personality, “Funny Thinker,” after the content creator publicly criticized Igboho’s political statements.
The TikToker, identified as Wale Owokanpa Aburumoku, had recently challenged Igboho’s comments against opposition figures campaigning in the Southwest, following the agitator’s public declaration of support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second-term bid.
In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, Igboho stated, “President Tinubu for a second term. We don’t want any Peter Obi or Atiku Abubakar here.”
Responding directly, Funny Thinker warned Igboho against exerting influence over political activities in the region. “Chief Sunday Igboho, you are grateful to Tinubu, and that’s your prerogative. But threatening anyone to prevent Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi from campaigning in Yorubaland is wrong,” the TikToker said.
He added, “You do not feed us here. Even Tinubu cannot give you such authority. Democracy must be respected, and your threats could backfire politically. Personally, I don’t support Obi, but he has the right to campaign wherever he chooses. With what you said, I might even start supporting him.”
In a leaked voice note, allegedly linked to Igboho, a loyalist was directed: “Hello Adebas, both Alado and Funny Thinker, you must bring both of them to my house in Ibadan within 24 hours. If you don’t, I swear to God, I cannot tell you what would happen.”
Igboho’s aide, Koiki, however, dismissed the allegations, calling them “fake news” and denying that any threat had been issued.
The controversy comes amid rising political tension in the Southwest following Igboho’s endorsement of President Tinubu. Observers note that the secessionist leader has urged that conversations regarding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party candidate Peter Obi should not occur in the region, insisting that Tinubu “owns” the Southwest politically.
In response, the Yoruba Union (Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá) condemned Igboho’s actions, stating: “We distance ourselves from Sunday Igboho’s act of abandoning Yoruba Nation agitation to campaign for APC. It is unacceptable to trade the blood and suffering of our people for personal political interests. The Yoruba struggle is rooted in sacrifice, not partisan alignment.”
The incident highlights growing tensions in the Southwest as political campaigns intensify ahead of the 2027 elections.
