Sunday Igboho Breaks Silence After Buhari’s Death, Recalls Midnight DSS Raid Ordered by Ex-President

The sudden death of Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, July 13, 2025, has stirred reactions across the country, but none as searing as the viral video released by Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo—popularly known as Sunday Igboho. While the country grapples with the passing of a former leader, Igboho is reminding Nigerians of the shadows that followed Buhari's administration, accusing the late president of attempting to assassinate him under the guise of a midnight DSS raid in 2021.

In the emotionally charged video that has since gone viral across social media, Sunday Igboho didn't mince words. He alleged that Buhari, during his time as president, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) alongside military personnel to storm his home at midnight on July 1, 2021, in what he described as a state-sanctioned attempt on his life. “The criminal that sent DSS to kill me in the middle of the night is dead today,” he said. “But I’m still alive. God said no.”

The raid, which happened in the Soka area of Ibadan, Oyo State, was one of the most controversial domestic operations in recent Nigerian history. It left two of Igboho’s aides dead, thirteen others arrested, and his house riddled with bullets and torn apart. At the time, the DSS claimed the operation was based on intelligence that Igboho was stockpiling weapons—an accusation he vehemently denied. He narrowly escaped that night, sparking wild rumours, including one bizarre claim that he turned into a cat to avoid capture. Igboho later debunked those claims, clarifying that several of his cats were shot during the raid, but he escaped by divine intervention, not black magic.

In the newly surfaced video following Buhari’s passing, Igboho did not hold back his emotions. He repeatedly referred to the former president as a “wicked man” who used the power of the presidency to silence dissenters and crush opposing voices. “He tried to silence me, he failed. I’m still standing, and he’s gone,” Igboho said, visibly emotional, surrounded by followers and supporters who echoed his sentiments.

The late Buhari, aged 82, died in London after a prolonged battle with an undisclosed illness. News of his death has divided the country—some mourn the loss of a former leader who once ruled both as a military head of state and a democratically elected president, while others, like Sunday Igboho, view his passing as the end of an era marked by suppression and fear.

“This is a lesson for all of us,” Igboho added. “Use power well. Because no matter who you are, you will die. Buhari had all the power in the world, but today, he’s gone and I’m still breathing.”

Online, reactions have poured in. Supporters of the Yoruba Nation have flooded Twitter and TikTok with the video, turning Igboho’s statements into rallying cries. On Reddit, users recalled how the DSS raid mirrored military-style operations during Nigeria’s dark days of dictatorship. “This is the same man that tried to kill Igboho, arrested Nnamdi Kanu, and denied justice to victims of EndSARS,” one user wrote. Another commented, “Buhari is dead, but his victims live on.”

As the country prepares for a state burial for Buhari, critics are reigniting conversations about his controversial human rights record. The shadow of that midnight raid, and Igboho’s survival, now resurfaces as a metaphor for the battle between state power and the resilience of resistance.

In many ways, Sunday Igboho’s voice in this moment is not just a personal victory cry—it’s a challenge to Nigeria’s political elite: power, no matter how mighty, is never absolute. And when justice is delayed, history remembers.

Buhari may be gone, but his legacy—good or bad—is far from buried.

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