Yorubas In Diaspora To Raise N50m To support Igboho’s Quest, Garner N4.8m in 15 hours

Supporters of Yoruba culture and rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho have created a GoFundMe account intended to raise £100,000 (N51.8m)for him to buy buses to convey his followers.

A visit to the fundraiser account which was initiated after an online meeting with Yorubas in Diaspora garnered £9,320 (N4 .8m) within 15 hours .

When quizzed about the reason for the GoFundMe account, Maureen Badejo, a blogger and activist based in the United Kingdom who initiated the fundraiser noted that the main objective was to aid the activist to implement his project of ridding the South-West of killer herdsmen.

Sidikat Tope Olufowobi, who donated £200, wrote “ I donated because I am a Yoruba woman and want peace in my part of the country. ”

Kunle Makinwa , who donated £50 , wrote , “ I am an Oodua tokan tokan (through and through). We will get ( sic) by the grace of God Almighty. ”

“I have donated my quota,” wrote Tolulope Akinmuyisitan , after donating £50 .