There are strong. Indications that Sunday Adeyemo, popularly Sunday Igboho, may go to jail if the gravity of the alleged offense he committed in Cotonou, Benin Republic is anything to go by.
One of the offenses the authorities in the French-speaking country slammed on Igboho is the possession of an international passport of the Benin Republic despite not being a citizen of that country.
Igboho was arraigned in a court Thursday in Cotonou, but the judge adjourned the hearing till Friday.
“It is likely that Sunday Igboho goes to jail for being in possession of this passport illegally because he is a non-citizen” said one of the High Chiefs in Port Novo, Chief Toluwalase of Ajase-Ile.
Chief Toluwalase said that “if it is true that Igboho, a non-citizen of Benin Republic was found to be in possession of a fake passport of the country, as at the time of his arrest, there is no way he won’t be jailed by the court”.
Chief Toluwalase, who is a representative of the traditional rulers in Porto Novo, a city in Benin Republic, told BBC Yoruba on Thursday that, though the Benin Republic may not be a big country, the nation has a strong and strict judicial system, especially when it comes to the issue of obtaining passport illegally.
He revealed that the council of traditional rulers has stepped into the matter, but the law must take it course.
According to Chief Toluwalase, Sunday Igboho has committed an offense to the Benin Republic as a country, and he must face the music, while those who facilitated the issuance of the passport will also face the wrath of the law.
He said that the process of obtaining an international passport of the Benin Republic is so cumbersome. One of the requirements is that the applicant must give his or her family name. He added that nobody can obtain the passport without first obtain the National Identity Card (NIC) of the country
“I don’t think Igboho has family here not to talk of having the NIC,” he said.
Chief Toluwalase revealed that those who do fake international passports of Benin Republic cannot hold on it for long as there is no way they can hide forever.
