Oba lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo has joined his ancestors
The foremost monarch died on Friday evening at the age of 82
Oba Adeyemi who until his demise the permanent chairman Council of traditional rulers in Oyo state died while during a brief illness
An inside source told National Insight that Baba sustained a minor injury during one of his routine exercise and he was about to be flown abroad before he gave up the ghost
” He was taken to hospital early this week and an arrangement to fly him abroad have been concluded but he couldn’t go”
His corpse was received by his eldest Son Aremo Tunde who handed it over to the Oyomesi for traditional rites and others.
He succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu II in 1970, during the governorship of Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo.
The departure of Oba Adeyemi makes it three, the numbers of prominent Oyo kings that have joined their ancestors in the last five month. Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi died December 12, 2021 while Olubadan Saliu Adetunji died January 2, 2022
