{"id":174774,"date":"2025-08-17T22:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola"},"modified":"2025-08-17T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:17:57","slug":"omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola","title":{"rendered":"Omoluabi Group Alleges Assassination Plot Against Aregbesola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by its spokesperson and organising secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede and obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the group said recent incidents point to a political and physical campaign to silence the former Minister.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation alleged that inflammatory remarks, veiled threats and state-backed actions, had combined to fuel suspicion of a wider agenda against Aregbesola.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaken together, these developments raise genuine fears that a sinister agenda is being orchestrated to silence him permanently under the guise of politics,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>According to the group, \u201cYoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, made a declaration at a rally on July 23, 2025, interpreted as a call for violence. He reportedly stated in Yoruba, \u2018Ile\u0323 o mu\u0301 wo\u0323n\u2019 meaning \u2018the land will consume them\u2019, a phrase the group said was directed at Aregbesola.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement also cited a social media post on August 2, 2025, in which journalist, Mayor Akinpelu wrote that \u201cno man could repay good with evil and get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group noted that the article, amplified by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, suggested dire consequences for Aregbesola.<\/p>\n<p>The Omoluabi Progressives, which said such rhetoric amounted to incitement to violence, added that tension arose on August 14, 2025, when a journalist, Gbonka Ebiri allegedly described Aregbesola as a sell-out and called for him to face the wrath of Yorubaland.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, the group alleged, \u201cpolice operatives with an Armoured Personnel Carrier disrupted an African Democratic Congress rally in Sagamu, Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe event was scheduled to be addressed by Aregbesola in support of Hon. Solomon Oluwaseyi Osho, candidate in the House of Representatives bye-election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe venue was reportedly vandalised, equipment seized and Aregbesola prevented from attending the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group said police attempts to downplay the disruption only deepened suspicion of political interference.<\/p>\n<p>Omoluabi Progressives described the pattern of rhetoric and physical obstruction as the anatomy of assassination politics and called for urgent action to ensure the safety of the former governor.<\/p>\n<p>The group aligned itself with the Coalition of Oodua Self-Determination Groups, which condemned the threats through its chairman, Dayo Ogunlana who said that, \u201cYoruba politics must not descend into intimidation and violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement, while highlighting Aregbesola\u2019s contributions to Yoruba society, cited his reconciliation efforts within the Oodua People\u2019s Congress, OPC, and his developmental projects in Osun and Lagos States.<\/p>\n<p>It stressed that Aregbesola had committed no offence in pursuing an independent political path and that his constitutional rights must be respected.<\/p>\n<p>The Omoluabi Progressives also warned that any attempt to harm Aregbesola would be resisted.<\/p>\n<p>The group urged Nigerians to take note of remarks by appointees and supporters of President Bola Tinubu and called on security agencies to act decisively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety, dignity, and political rights of Yoruba leaders must not be sacrificed on the altar of opportunism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny further escalation of threats could endanger Aregbesola and undermine peace in Yorubaland,\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement signed by its spokesperson and organising secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede and obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the group said recent incidents point to a political [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":174773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254,18461,4436],"class_list":["post-174774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria","tag-omoluabi","tag-rauf-aregbesola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Omoluabi Group Alleges Assassination Plot Against Aregbesola - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Omoluabi Group Alleges Assassination Plot Against Aregbesola\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-17T21:10:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-17T22:17:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755456629.887551.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Omoluabi Group Alleges Assassination Plot Against Aregbesola\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-17T21:10:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-17T22:17:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\"},\"wordCount\":521,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1755456629.887551.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Omoluabi\",\"Rauf Aregbesola\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/omoluabi-group-alleges-assassination-plot-against-aregbesola\",\"name\":\"Omoluabi Group Alleges Assassination Plot Against Aregbesola - 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