Gospel singer Evangelist Tope Alabi has fired back with a formal cease-and-desist notice against a Canada-based pastor accused of spreading deadly allegations that link her to the recent death of fellow gospel minister Toluwanisings. Through her lawyers at Oakmount Legal Practitioners, the veteran artiste has given Pastor Tayo Kumuyi, who operates the Facebook page Pastor Tayo Ministries, a strict 24-hour deadline to remove the posts, issue a public retraction and apology, or face full legal consequences.
The letter, dated October 24, 2026, and signed by Toluwanimi Okunade, describes the publications as “malicious and defamatory.” It states that posts made between October 20 and 24 accused Alabi of murder and ritual killing, tying her to the death of Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, who passed away on October 14 at the age of 41, as well as other gospel ministers. The lawyers insisted the claims are entirely false.
“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 reads.
Alabi’s team pointed out that she had privately and publicly mourned Toluwanisings and had no involvement in his death or anyone else’s. They challenged the pastor to produce evidence, noting that none exists from any police investigation, court finding or official inquiry.
“You have produced no evidence, because none exists,” the solicitors wrote.
They further accused the page of turning public grief into a weapon, adding that the posts had drawn hundreds of reactions and shares, with many readers appearing to believe the serious accusations.
The legal notice also addressed a later post that allegedly responded to Alabi’s earlier public warning against defamation. That message stated, “Tope Alabi, no letter will save you from my hand. Your only option is leaving your hiding place.” The lawyers called this a direct threat of harm rather than a proper reply to a legal demand. They stressed that framing the allegations as spiritual revelations does not protect them from the law.
Alabi herself shared a message directed at the pastor, attaching the formal notice and warning that failure to take down all defaming posts, videos and captions within 24 hours would leave her no choice but to pursue every available legal remedy, regardless of the person’s location. The demands include an unreserved apology pinned on the same Facebook page for 14 consecutive days, preservation of all related evidence, and confirmation of any police report filed.
The gospel star’s lawyers have made clear that non-compliance could lead to court action seeking injunctions, general and exemplary damages, costs, complaints to Meta Platforms, and referrals of the alleged threats to law enforcement. They noted that the publications were made on a public platform in both Yoruba and English about a Nigerian public figure and reached a Nigerian audience, where Alabi lives and works.