The Palace of Oyo has confirmed the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi which was earlier reported by this online news platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The spokesperson for the late Oba, Mr Bode Durojaye, had confirmed the death in a terse response to a findings made by our source’s correspondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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He said, \u201cAlaafin is dead. Details in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was gathered that the octogenarian monarch died on Friday night in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital after a brief illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources at the palace confirmed the death of the traditional ruler to our sources’s correspondent on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also learnt that the Governor of the state, Seyi Makinde, had been informed of the passage of the monarch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The monarch who clocked 83 years on October 15 was reportedly receiving treatment at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti where he gave up the ghost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remains of one of the foremost traditional rulers in the country were said to have been brought back to Oyo Immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also gathered that rites of passage have started for the late Oba who reigned for 52 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oba Adeyemi was born on October 15, 1938.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The monarch is the third prominent Oba to have died in Oyo State in less than five months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Okadunni Oyewumi died on December 12, 2021, the late Olubadan of Ibadan, died on January 2, 2022 and the Alaafin died on April 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, the Asigangan of Igangan, Oba Abdul-Azeez Adewuyi died in December 2021 and the monarch of Ikoyi town in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Oba Abdulyekeen Ayinla died in April 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"