The 28-member think tank committee comprises prominent individuals from the South-West.

A list has been made of eminent Yoruba personalities assembled by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Thursday to look into the case of Sunday Igboho following his arrest in Benin Republic. 

The 28-member think tank committee comprises prominent individuals from the South-West. They will monitor Igboho’s arraignment in Benin Republic, the moves to extradite him to Nigeria and likely prosecution. 

This comes as the Ooni plans the next move to help the agitator. The team is expected to provide updates to the Ooni as events unfold, offer counsels, mediate with the Yoruba Nation agitator’s legal team and interface with Nigerian and Beninese authorities.

The full list below: 

1. Olugbon of Igbon, Oba Olusola Alao 

2. Senator Biodun Olujimi 

3. Toyin Saraki 

4. Segun Awolowo 

5. Doyin Okupe 

6. Otunba Gbenga Daniel 

7. Prince Oye Oyewumi 

8. Muyiwa Ige 

9. General Olu Okunnowo 

10. DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd) 

11. Sola Ebiseni, Afenifere Secretary 

12. Jimi Agbaje 

13. Sola Lawal 

14. Debola Oluwagbayi 

15. Dupe Adelaja 

16. Dele Momodu 

17. Senator Tolu Odebiyi 

18. Dr. Olusegun Mimiko 

19. Dr. Seun Obasanjo 

20. Makin Soyinka 

21. Dele Adesina (SAN) 

22. AIG Tunji Alapinni (rtd.) 

23. Reuben Abati 

24. Eniola Bello 

25. Bimbo Ashiru 

26. Senator Tokunbo Ogunbanjo 

27. Dapo Adelegan 

28. Professor Akin Osuntokun 

Sunday Igboho will return to the Cour De’appal De Cotonou in Benin Republic on Monday. He risks 21 years imprisonment over the “doctored” Beninese passport he tendered to Immigration officials while trying to flee via the country to Germany.