Aregbesola Forgives Man Who Attempted to Assassinate Him

Babatunji Wusu –

• Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, met Sikiru Olaboye, who allegedly attempted to assassinate him in 2006.
• Aregbesola has forgiven Olaboye and holds no grudges against him or those involved in the attack.
• Olaboye had previously called into a local radio station to seek Aregbesola’s forgiveness.
• Aregbesola expressed that, despite the attempted assassination, he harbors no resentment and prayed for mutual forgiveness.

In a recent post on X, former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, shared that he met with Sikiru Olaboye, one of the individuals responsible for an assassination attempt on his life during the 2006 Oroki Day celebration in Osogbo. Aregbesola revealed that Olaboye had called into a local radio station weeks prior to seek his forgiveness.

Aregbesola affirmed that he holds no ill will toward Olaboye or anyone else involved in the attack, emphasizing that he has neither harbored resentment nor sought revenge after surviving the ordeal. He expressed his belief that only God has the ultimate power to forgive, and offered prayers for forgiveness for both himself and Olaboye.