April 2, 2022
Mr. Adeyinka Grandson, a United Kingdom-based hate speech merchant and ethnic bigot has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail by a court in UK for making racial discriminatory statements and promoting a cause capable of causing public disturbance.
Grandson from west London who was convicted of inciting racial hatred for posting messages on social media encouraging violence in Nigeria has been jailed, confirmed the Met Police.
The Met’s Counter Terrorism Command launched an investigation in March 2019 as a direct result of members of the public raising concerns to police about online social media posts which contained comments aimed at particular ethnic groups based in Nigeria.
The posts were created by accounts under the name “Adeyinka Grandson” and were reported to police via the online reporting tool www.gov.uk/ACT.
This material was assessed by specialist officers within the Met’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU). After assessing the posts, which contained commentary encouraging attacks against certain ethnic groups in Nigeria, officers determined these posts were potentially in breach of UK legislation and a formal investigation was launched.
The activity was all found to be linked to Adeyinka Shoyemi.
Shoyemi, 45 (born 12.04.76) of Powis Terrace, W11 was sentenced to four-and-a-half years’ imprisonment on Thursday, 31 March. He was found guilty on 30 November 2021 of eight counts of inciting racial hatred after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
Grandson was fond of making anti-Igbo and anti-Fulani speeches in his You Tube channel for which the UK authorities have consistently warned him before he was later arrested.
Adeyinka, the president of Young Yorubas for Freedom (YYF), was arrested by the British police in London on August 11, 2019, over his social media posts against some ethnic groups in Nigeria. He was charged to court and convicted on all eight charges.
Scotland Yard Counter Terrorism Command had nabbed Adeyinka for allegedly “stirring racial discrimination” against the Igbo and Fulani ethnic groups and also “encouraging terrorism”.
He claimed to be fighting for the Yoruba but many Yoruba have disowned him, saying they do not agree with his extreme views.
On several counts he had issued ‘quit notices’ to Igbo living in Yoruba land else they will face dire consequences.
During interrogation he denied any involvement in terrorism or promoting racial hatred, explaining that his group, the YYF only supports the return of Nigeria to the old regional system. But his videos put a lie to his claim as they portrayed a bitter man spewing hate, bile and threats of war.
After his arrest and interrogation in 2019, he was granted bail but his passport, two Google phones, one Apple MacBook laptop computer, one tablet, a hard drive, and a draft copy of his new book were seized.
Among the conditions for his bail include: he must sleep and live at his home address only and can’t access, use, or post on Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr, or the website linked to the YYF.
