Reported by: Oahimire Omone Precious | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
A dramatic scene unfolded in Ibadan on Tuesday morning, August 25, 2026, when Yoruba activist Sunday Igboho reportedly stopped police officers from arresting controversial traditionalist Adegbola Abdulazeez, popularly known as Tani Olohun. But according to social media users and some witnesses, what happened was not an arrest—it was a rescue.
According to accounts shared online, officers from the Ilorin Police Command in Kwara State arrived at Tani Olohun's residence in an unmarked white bus with no visible registration number. They were dressed in plain clothes, not police uniform. Witnesses said they came to pick him up, but his family saw it differently—they called it a kidnapping attempt.
One person recording the incident said, "They want to carry Tani Olohun away. They want to kill him." Another accused the officers of behaving like bandits. Many people pointed out that officers from Kwara State had no business arresting someone in Ibadan without following proper procedures.
When Tani Olohun's family saw what was happening, they quickly called Sunday Igboho. He arrived with some supporters and confronted the police. According to many accounts, Igboho did not block a lawful arrest—he prevented what looked like an illegal abduction. The officers were not wearing uniforms and their vehicle was not properly marked. Under Nigerian law, arrests made by officers in plain clothes without proper identification can be challenged.
One social media user wrote, "It's illegal for a policeman to wear mufti when making an arrest. They should be treated as unknown gunmen, not policemen. Igboho's prompt action is highly justified." Another said, "He prevented them from kidnapping Tani Olohun. They already meant to kill him on sight. He went there to settle the matter, not to turn it into a religious war."
Some reports suggested that Igboho contacted his father, the Olubadan of Ibadan, who then reached out to the Oyo State Police Commissioner. The police team later withdrew from the scene.
The situation stems from an ongoing case against Tani Olohun. He was previously arrested in 2023 over a social media video that some said mocked Islamic prayer. He spent 91 days in detention before being granted bail.
As of Tuesday evening, neither the Kwara nor Oyo State Police Commands had released any official statement explaining the operation. But the accounts from the scene show that many Nigerians no longer trust police operations—especially when officers arrive from other states in civilian clothes without clear authority.
For now, Tani Olohun remains free, and Sunday Igboho has once again stepped into a tense situation—this time, not to fight, but to prevent what many saw as a kidnapping.
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