Bisi Akande: Bola Ige’s Resignation Led to His Death, Government Was Responsible

A former interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, has made a shocking claim, accusing the Nigerian government of being responsible for the murder of former Attorney General of the Federation, Bola Ige. Akande made this revelation during his appearance on Edmund Obilo’s podcast, State Affairs, where he detailed the events leading up to Ige’s tragic death.

Akande recalled how a close friend of Ige, Oluwole Rotimi, had warned him that if Ige resigned from the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, it could lead to his death. According to Akande, when Ige shared his plans to resign from Obasanjo’s government one evening, Akande immediately reached out to Rotimi, who advised him to warn Ige against resigning, as it might result in fatal consequences.

Akande said: “One evening, he called me and said he was going to resign from this government tomorrow. It was sudden, and I said, ‘Please sir, I will come back to you.’ I called Oluwole Rotimi, and this is what your friend told me: that he was going to resign from Obasanjo’s government tomorrow. He asked me to advise him not to resign because if he does, he is likely going to die—he said that to me on the phone.”

Despite the warning, Akande shared that Ige had consulted with prominent figures like Wole Soyinka and Bola Tinubu, who encouraged him to go ahead with his resignation. Still, Akande pleaded with him to reconsider, suggesting that Ige communicate his concerns directly to Obasanjo and only resign if absolutely necessary.

However, Akande believes that by resigning, Ige may have stopped trusting Obasanjo, which marked a shift in their relationship. When asked who was responsible for Ige’s death, Akande directly stated: “I don’t know. He was killed in Oyo State while I was ruling in Osun State. The government killed him. It was a state murder.”

He continued, claiming that Lam Adesina, the Chief Security Officer of Oyo State at the time, pursued legal action regarding Ige’s death, but the case was withdrawn by former Governor Rasheed Ladoja. Akande suggested that Adesina might have more information about the case and could provide further insight.

Concluding his statement, Akande reiterated his belief that Ige’s death was orchestrated by the government, and that the authorities had the power to eliminate anyone they saw as a threat. He further emphasized that while Obasanjo was not personally involved in Ige’s death, he was more concerned about maintaining his political stability than about the loss of his former attorney general.