Threats Against Human Rights Lawyer Ajibade Wazew Permanently Resolved

Date: October 3, 2025

The threat against the Ibadan human rights lawyer Ajibade Wazew has taken another dimension, as the father of the deceased girl Agboola Sunkanmi reported that, the ongoing threats against Ajibade Wazew has been finally put to an end.

It has been confirmed that the members of the secret confraternity, previously linked to these threats, have formally declined further hunting to harm him sequel to the power that has been shifted due to the new monarch in Ibadan and the serious warning by the new king to all the traditional leaders that there should be total cleansing in the traditional and the spiritual confraternities in Ibadan and there is shift in the title their leadership and reviewing of the petitions on grounds which is this is one of them that was reviewed by the new executive.

According to the information obtained he said that the new authorities of the confraternity sanctioned those hearing members who had been tormenting the lawyer Ajibade, his family, and his property.

The group has since issued a public apology, admitting their conduct was unjust and assuring that no further danger will suffice.

The new executive of the said secret court confraternity has publicly apologize and declare that they are now guaranteed the lawyer’s life and his family from those members and his movement without any threat and thereafter they banished them and incapacitated them and with strong warning.

The father of the deceased girl Agboola Sunkanmi stressed that the prolonged threats, despite the legal service rendered by Ajibade Wazew without collecting money would have done a lot of damages both to him, his family, deeply affected him psychologically, economically and even hindered his legal practice since April of last year.

Although Ajibade Wazew has not been seen in the public for several months, the public is urged to understand that he is no longer under any threat whatsoever.

Any future reports or sightings of him should not be misinterpreted as renewed conflict, as both the confraternity members and Mr. Agboola Sunkanmi have resolved the matter amicably.

This resolution marks a turning point, sending a strong message that secret societies and unlawful threats against human rights defenders has been put to an end while reaffirming that the Life of Ajibade Wazew who continue to stand for justice and civil rights is granted anywhere in Nigeria.