Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba nation agitator, has warned of unrest in Oyo State should anyone move against the Olubadan of Ibadanland. The traditional ruler in question is Oba Rashidi Ladoja, who occupies one of the most prominent stools in Yorubaland. Igboho's warning amounts to public notice that loyalists would resist any attempt to dethrone the monarch. He built his reputation on forceful agitation, which gives his statements weight among supporters and trouble among authorities. The Olubadan institution runs on a famously orderly succession ladder, so talk of removal touches a system few expected to be disturbed. Talk of a plot against the throne has been circulating, and Igboho chose to answer it with a blunt warning. His message leaves little room for interpretation: removing Oba Ladoja would not pass without a reaction on the streets of Ibadan. Whether the alleged plot has any substance remains open, but the threat of trouble has now been stated plainly.