- Gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele’s interview with a said ritualist sparked outrage.
- The man had confessed to killing 78 people for fetish purposes.
- In reaction, angry protesters stormed Yinka Ayefele’s Ibadan office, condemning the singer for shielding the suspect.
Famous Nigerian gospel singer, Yinka Ayefele has sparked public outrage after interviewing a man who posed as a repentant ritualist.
In the interview, the man opened up about his shocking previous acts such as killing 78 people, eating human flesh as part of ritual, and using women for fetish purposes.
In reaction to this confession, a lot of social media users fumed, demanding that the man come up and face the wrath of the law for his evil deeds. Although Yinka Ayefele intervened, netizens stood their ground, stressing the need for him to be arrested and tried in court.
However, a new video making the rounds online shows the moment disgruntled Nigerians physically took the fight to Yinka Ayefele. They stormed his office in Ibadan, criticizing and bashing the singer for failing to expose the identity of the said repentant ritualist.
They urged Yinka Ayefele to bring out the people, stressing that he was spoiling the image of the Yoruba people with such a barbaric confession by the unknown man.
Watch the video below:
Recall that Yinka Ayefele had taken a bold stance in the face of widespread outrage from enraged Netizens, urging them to halt the stigmatization of the repentant ritualist and hired assassin he recently interviewed on his radio show.
This individual, now labeled as a changed man, made the shocking confession that he has killed 78 people—mostly women—whom he claimed were sacrificed to feed the blood of his deity on a monthly basis in a desperate attempt to renew his power and wealth.
The magnitude of his confessions has set the internet ablaze, provoking intense outrage not only towards the killer but also toward Ayefele, who has faced a barrage of serious accusations..
In a courageous response to the backlash, Ayefele took to an audio call with media personality Yinka TNT on her online platform, addressing the raging controversy directly.
He began by vehemently refuting claims from traditional worshippers who accused him of disrespecting their way of practice through his interview.
Clarifying his intentions, Ayefele elaborated on the decision to conceal the ritualist’s identity during the interview. He asserted that this choice was grounded in his moral ethics rather than an attempt to shield the man from accountability.
Yinka TNT echoed his sentiments, reinforcing the idea that ethical journalism can still engage with uncomfortable truths.
However, the crux of Ayefele’s message was a heartfelt plea for empathy in the face of public outrage. He urged those demanding the arrest and prosecution of the repentant criminal to reconsider their approach, argued that stigmatizing him could push him back into a life of crime—a life from which he has already served time in prison.