The news of the arrest of Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, the leader of several secessionist groups in the SouthWest region hasn't gone down well with persons associated with his idealogy of a Yoruba Nation.

The self-acclaimed secessionist leader was arrested in Cotonou, Benin on Monday, July 19, 2021, after he reportedly attempted to flee the country from the West African nation.

Reports say he was arrested by Nigeria's secret police.

A source privy to his departure from Nigeria said he had perfected plans to secretly escape from Nigeria through Cotonou and was heading to Germany.

Speaking with SaharaReporters, a source privy to the incident, said, "Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou. He was arrested about an hour ago.

"He was supposed to travel to Germany through Cotonou this night. He wanted to leave Africa through Cotonou. He was arrested by security operatives in Cotonou.

"They are planning to bring him back to Nigeria."

See reactions below:

Take it from me we I saw the silence ???? of all the obas,governors, lawmakers, leaders in YORUBA LAND AFTER THE ATTACKED ON HIM I knew they will betray him for a pot of porridge that they will not get, YORUBA HAS BEEN CONQURED SINCE BY ALIENS,they are the problèm of the southern

— idahosa peter (@idahosapeter2) July 20, 2021

The northerners are happy with terrorists & bandits ravaging the area by pampering them.
Jubilating about the arrest of Nnamdi and Igboho. Nigeria will break sooner or later because no regions want to be part of this madness????????

Made in Northern Nigeria‼️pic.twitter.com/xceqypxBF9

— Fomax1 (@fomax112) July 20, 2021

So with all the whole juju way Sunday Igboho get, them still catch am?? ????????‍♂️... I'm not understanding at all.... Why didn't he just turn to cat & escape like they claimed he did when they raided his house ????

— LOVΞLACΞ LORΞNZO ☬ (@hecxtreme) July 20, 2021

Thank you Buhari. You are all it takes to separate this contraption. Just as bandits shoot down NAF alpha jet, U are busy deploying resources to arrest Sunday Igboho and Maazi Nnamdi Kanu. Pamper bandits and treat agitators in the language they understand. Even arrested Israelis

— STORIES THAT TOUCH (@SintiagorV) July 20, 2021

What was Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu's offence ?? -- exposing the"one Nigeria" mantra for the sham that it is . If only these men were backed up by the leaders from their region

— Nigeria is a bad joke #BuhariMustGo (@1_stepfather) July 20, 2021

While Zamfara governor's aid is meeting with Bandit kingpin to beg before residents can return home..

— SuperXta (@OkokonSuper) July 20, 2021

Buhari government can never silent the movement. E don start be say e don start!!

— sucreblazingGADAFFI (@sucreblazing) July 20, 2021

Nigeria is a comedy.

— Ayomi (@Joelsteroid) July 20, 2021

Struggle continues. If Sunday Igboho is truly arrested, 20 people like Kanu and Sunday Igboho will rise again to deliver the oppressed Southern and western Nigerians. Quote me

— Olatunji@Commando (@Tuncasjo2014) July 20, 2021

Sunday Igboho has a very good heart and a love for the Yoruba nation, the same way Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has for Ndi Igbo, but there are too many saboteurs and traitors among my father's and mother's people, it breaks my heart greatly.

— Yoruba-Igbo Dot (@i_ikonso) July 20, 2021

We will show them what the South is capable of. They should remember when mko died. They will lose 5x of their Youths this time if anything happens to Igboho

— Olu of EPE alaro of Lagos (@Fakiaman) July 20, 2021

Islamic terrorist just shot down a Nigerian military fighter jets....and for the record,this is not the first time,but it's Sunday Igboho we use all the state resources to go & arrest in cotonou.

— Edidem (@ubedison) July 20, 2021

He is about to become more popular, Buhari is so clueless

— Clive (@Ucheclive) July 20, 2021