A new royalty has been introduced into the courts of the Alaafin months after the death of the ruling monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, in April. The Oyo empire was thrown into mourning when news broke out that the Alaafin had joined his ancestors.
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has reacted to the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo. Obasanjo described the late Alaafin as a symbol of the nation’s epic struggle in self discovery and self actualisation. According to him, the Oba was a fervent promoter of mutual tolerance.
A report on how the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, allegedly died has emerged online as the Yorubas and wives mourn his demise. We heard that Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti.
