Tope Alabi Gives Canada-Based Preacher 24 Hours To Apologise Over Death Allegation Involving Toluwanisings Or Face Lawsuit
Gospel singer, Tope Alabi, has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to Canada-based preacher, Tayo Kumuyi, to retract and apologise for social media posts linking her to the death of fellow gospel singer, Toluwanisings.
Naija News reports that Kumuyi is the operator of the Facebook page, Pastor Tayo Ministries, where the allegations were made.
The demand was contained in a cease-and-desist letter dated October 24, 2026, written on behalf of Alabi by her solicitors, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, and signed by Toluwanimi Okunade.
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According to the letter, the cleric allegedly published a series of posts between October 20 and 24, accusing Alabi of murder and ritual killing and connecting her to the deaths of Toluwanisings and other gospel ministers.
The lawyers described the claims as unfounded and extremely damaging, especially against a gospel minister.
“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 stated.
The firm challenged Kumuyi to provide proof for his allegations, noting that no police investigation, official report or court verdict backed them.
“You have produced no evidence, because none exists,” the lawyers added.
They said Alabi mourned Toluwanisings both privately and publicly and had no involvement whatsoever in her death.
Oakmount further accused the preacher of exploiting the public grief trailing the singer’s passing to attack their client.
“You have taken the grief of a bereaved family and a nation, and turned it into a weapon against an innocent woman, for reasons best known to you,” the letter said.
The law firm also rejected the cleric’s claim that his posts were based on divine revelation.
“Your conduct is not honest comment, and it is not ‘revelation’. It is a deliberate, reckless and malicious publication of falsehood to the world, repeated day after day, with a call to your followers to spread it further,” the solicitors argued.
They noted that the posts attracted hundreds of reactions and shares, with comments indicating that many readers believed the allegations.
The lawyers also referenced a post said to have been directed at Alabi after she warned against defamatory publications on October 23.
The post was quoted as saying: “Tope Alabi, no letter will save you from my hand. Your only option is leaving your hiding place.”
According to the firm, the message amounted to a threat and showed the cleric’s intention to continue the publications.
“That is not a response to a legal notice. It is a threat of harm, and an open declaration that you will continue,” they stated.
Alabi’s legal team said the publications constituted libel, as they accused her of grave criminal offences capable of injuring her reputation, career and ministry.
They maintained that presenting the claims as spiritual revelations does not provide legal immunity, adding that living in Canada would not shield the preacher since the posts were targeted at a Nigerian audience and harmed Alabi’s reputation in Nigeria.
The firm demanded that the cleric delete the offending posts, desist from further publications and threats, and preserve all related evidence.
It also demanded a full retraction and apology to be published on the same Facebook page and pinned for 14 consecutive days.
Kumuyi was further asked to provide evidence for any allegation he wishes to sustain and to disclose whether he reported such claims to the police.
“Take notice that this is our client’s final demand,” the letter warned.
The lawyers added that failure to comply would lead to legal action seeking injunctions, general and exemplary damages and costs, alongside petitions to Meta Platforms and law enforcement agencies.
They clarified that the letter was not intended to gag truthful reporting or fair comment.
Toluwanisings, whose real name was Olayemi Bolaji, died on October 14, 2026, at the age of 41.
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