Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has claimed that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) killed a cat during the July 2021 raid on his Ibadan residence after mistaking it for him.

Igboho made the claim on Monday while hosting a delegation of Muslim clerics at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. He also alleged that DSS operatives brought a herbalist to perform rituals in an attempt to locate him during the operation.

According to him, he remained inside the house throughout the raid without being discovered.

"I didn't turn into a cat. They killed it, thinking it was me," he said. "They even brought a herbalist who was making incantations. I was inside the house watching them, but they didn't see me."

Igboho said the operatives arrived at about 1:30 a.m. and opened fire after hearing his voice. He claimed they later scaled the fence and used explosives to force their way through the burglary-proof entrance.

He said he considered surrendering at one point but decided against it because he feared he would be killed.

The activist further alleged that DSS operatives pointed a gun at his personal assistant, identified as Dudu, and ordered him to persuade him to open the door. He also claimed that a partially blind relative was shot after being mistaken for an attacker.

Igboho attributed his survival to divine intervention and prayers offered by Muslim clerics.

The DSS raided his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan in July 2021 amid tensions between Igboho and the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari.

Following the raid, the DSS said it recovered firearms and ammunition from the residence and arrested 13 of his associates. The agency also stated that two of his aides were killed during an exchange of gunfire.

Igboho later fled Nigeria and was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, while attempting to travel to Germany. He was subsequently released by Beninese authorities and has remained in self-imposed exile while continuing to advocate for the Yoruba Nation movement.