The yet to be identified persons who torched the Ibadan house of Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho, shot sporadically in the air while carrying out the act, the Oyo State Police Command said on Tuesday.

Aided by the cover of darkness, as the power supply in the area was cut off, Adeyemo’s house was set on fire in the early hours of Tuesday.

A statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, also revealed that the culprits arrived in a loaded in a bus and taxi.

He said this was contained in a report received by the police which is investigating the incident.

The Police statement read, “At about 0620 hrs of today 26/01/2021, a report was received at the Santo Police Station that some unidentified hoodlums came to Sunday Igboho’s house at Soka area of Ibadan in a Hummer bus and Micra (taxi) firing sporadically, and set the house ablaze.

“The mini sitting room got burnt in the process while the value of other properties is yet to be estimated.

“Immediately the DPO Sanyo got wind of the incident, he contacted fire service while he also went to the scene for on the spot assessment.

“The fire was eventually put out. An investigation has commenced into the incident while the Police are on the trail of the hoodlums.”