Gospel singer Tope Alabi has threatened authorized motion towards a Canada-based pastor over social media allegations linking her to the demise of fellow gospel minister Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly often called Toluwanisings.
Alabi’s solicitors, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, issued a cease-and-desist letter dated October 24, demanding that the operator of the Facebook web page Pastor Tayo Ministries take away the publications, retract the allegations and challenge a public apology inside 24 hours.
The letter recognized the web page operator as Tayo Kumuyi, also referred to as Pastor Tayo Ministries, and accused him of publishing claims between October 20 and 24 linking Alabi to homicide and ritual killings involving Toluwanisings and different gospel ministers.
“These statements accuse our client of murder and of ritual killing. There is no more serious allegation that can be made against a person, least of all a minister of the gospel. They are false in every particular,” the solicitors acknowledged.
They stated Alabi had publicly and privately mourned Toluwanisings and denied any involvement in his demise or that of anybody else.
The legal professionals accused the web page operator of exploiting public grief to wreck the singer’s repute, including that presenting the allegations as non secular revelations didn’t exempt them from authorized scrutiny.
The letter additionally cited a subsequent publish allegedly directed at Alabi after she issued a public discover warning towards defamation on October 23.
Quoting the publish, the solicitors wrote: “Tope Alabi, no letter will save you from my hand. Your only option is leaving your hiding place.”
They described the assertion as a risk that might function proof of continued harassment and defamation.
The solicitors stated the publications might hurt Alabi’s repute, skilled standing and ministry, noting that the allegations had attracted feedback and shares, with some readers showing to consider the claims.
They demanded the elimination of the disputed posts, an finish to additional publication of the allegations, withdrawal of requests for others to share them and preservation of related proof, together with recordings, messages, drafts and account information.
They additionally requested an unreserved public retraction and apology on the identical Facebook web page, to stay pinned for 14 consecutive days and obtain prominence corresponding to the unique publications.
The letter additional requested the recipient to reveal the factual foundation for any allegations maintained and make clear whether or not the claims had been reported to the Nigeria Police Force or one other competent authority.
The legal professionals warned that failure to conform inside 24 hours might lead to court docket motion in search of an injunction, damages and authorized prices. They additionally cited attainable complaints to Meta Platforms and referrals of the alleged threats to legislation enforcement.
They clarified that the authorized discover was not meant to stop truthful reporting, lawful investigations or respectable commentary protected by legislation.
Toluwanisings, whose actual title was Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, died on October 14, 2026, aged 41. Alabi publicly mourned the gospel minister following his demise.
The allegations towards Alabi and the claims of threatening messages had been offered within the solicitors’ letter and haven’t been independently verified.
Gospel singer Tope Alabi has threatened authorized motion towards a Canada-based pastor over social media allegations linking her to the demise of fellow gospel minister Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly often called Toluwanisings.
Alabi’s solicitors, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, issued a cease-and-desist letter dated October 24, demanding that the operator of the Facebook web page Pastor Tayo Ministries take away the publications, retract the allegations and challenge a public apology inside 24 hours.
Moreso, the letter recognized the web page operator as Tayo Kumuyi, also referred to as Pastor Tayo Ministries, and accused him of publishing claims between October 20 and 24 linking Alabi to homicide and ritual killings involving Toluwanisings and different gospel ministers.
“These statements accuse our client of murder and of ritual killing. There is no more serious allegation that can be made against a person, least of all a minister of the gospel. They are false in every particular,” the letter acknowledged.
The solicitors stated Alabi had publicly and privately mourned Toluwanisings, insisting that she had no involvement in his demise or that of anybody else.
They accused the web page operator of exploiting public grief to wreck the singer’s repute and argued that presenting the allegations as non secular revelations didn’t routinely exempt them from authorized scrutiny.
The letter additionally cited a subsequent publish allegedly directed at Alabi after she issued a public discover warning towards defamation on October 23.
Quoting the publish, the solicitors wrote, “Tope Alabi, no letter will save you from my hand. Your only option is leaving your hiding place.”
They described the assertion as a risk and stated it could possibly be offered as proof of an intention to proceed the alleged harassment and defamation.
The legal professionals argued that the publications might injury Alabi’s private repute, skilled standing and ministry. They additionally stated the allegations had attracted reactions, feedback and shares, with some readers showing to consider the claims.
As a part of their calls for, the solicitors requested the web page operator to take away the disputed posts, cease republishing the allegations, withdraw requests for others to share them and protect related proof, together with recordings, messages, drafts and account information.
They additionally requested an unreserved retraction and apology on the identical Facebook web page, to stay pinned for 14 consecutive days and obtain prominence corresponding to the unique publications.
The letter additional requested the recipient to reveal the factual foundation for any allegations maintained and make clear whether or not the claims had been reported to the Nigeria Police Force or one other competent authority.
The solicitors warned that failure to conform inside 24 hours might result in court docket proceedings in search of injunctive reduction, damages and authorized prices. They additionally listed attainable complaints to Meta Platforms and referrals of the alleged threats to legislation enforcement.
They stated the authorized discover was not meant to stop truthful reporting, lawful investigations or respectable commentary protected by legislation.
Toluwanisings, whose actual title was Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, died on October 14, 2026, aged 41. Alabi had publicly mourned the gospel minister following his demise.
The allegations towards Alabi and the claims of threatening messages had been offered within the solicitors’ letter; the letter itself doesn’t set up that the allegations had been independently verified.
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