23419 By Raconteur Productions

On June 24th, 2011, Akolade Arowolo celebrated his birthday. By the end of the day, his wife Titilayo was dead — found in a locked bathroom with seventy-six stab wounds. He said it wasn't him.

This episode follows the case from the crime scene to the Supreme Court, built from forensic testimony, police statements, and the court record. A story about what happens when a woman's death is treated as a puzzle to be solved rather than a life that was taken.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence in Nigeria, support is available.

Federal Government toll-free line for violation of girls and women's: 080072732255

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA): 08000333333, lagosdsva.org (24/7, free, confidential). 

Safe Haven Foundation: 0911-001-9999. 

Mirabel center: 08155770000. 

Women Aid Collective: +234 707 479 2983, +234 707 479 2985, wacolnig@gmail.com

Women safe house: 0812 113 3399,  info@womensafehouse.org

You do not have to deal with this alone.

Read My Lord, It's the Devil — our newsletter on Substack for behind-the-scenes research, the details that didn't make the final cut, and other cases too ridiculous not to share: https://inmitdpodcast.substack.com/

Full episode transcript available at raconteur-productions.com. It's Not Me, It's The Devil is a Raconteur Productions original, powered by the Archivi.ng 2026 Fellowship.

In 2006, six members of a Lagos church were set on fire by their pastor. He called it discipline. The courts called it attempted murder. One of them, Ann Uzor, didn't survive.

This episode rebuilds the case of Reverend King from the court transcripts, witness testimony, and Supreme Court judgment. What happened inside the Christian Praying Assembly compound, who was targeted and why, and how a man who claimed to speak for God ended up on death row.

Read My Lord, It's the Devil — our newsletter on Substack for behind-the-scenes research, the details that didn't make the final cut, and other cases too ridiculous not to share: https://inmitdpodcast.substack.com/

Full episode transcript available at raconteur-productions.com. It's Not Me, It's The Devil is a Raconteur Productions original, powered by the Archivi.ng 2026 Fellowship.

A pastor. A husband. A banker. A jujuman. A bomber. Five cases. Five defendants. Five versions of the same sentence. Season 2 of It's Not Me, It's The Devil drops September 10, 2026. Subscribe now so you don't miss it.

It's Not Me, It's The Devil is a true crime podcast that takes notorious Nigerian criminal cases and rebuilds them from the inside — using court transcripts, sworn testimony, police statements, and newspaper archives. Every case, someone did something terrible. Every case, someone else got the blame. This podcast is the evidence that says otherwise.

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23419 is becoming It's Not Me, It's The Devil. Same show, same host, same receipts — wider scope. This short episode explains why the name is changing, what's coming in Season 2, and why the Banco Noroeste episodes aren't going anywhere. If you're wondering why your feed looks different, start here.

It's Not Me, It's The Devil is a Raconteur Productions original, powered by the Archivi.ng 2026 Fellowship

In the concluding episode, we follow the trail of money leading us to Emmanuel Nwude, and with more questions than answers!