Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
Video: Man who killed five-day-old baby he fathered with the younger sister of his pregnant wife, pleads for forgiveness
47-year-old Moses Otimba was arrested for infanticide after he killed a five-day-old baby boy he fathered with the younger sister of his pregnant wife. See previous report here: here
The suspect impregnated his 18-year-old sister-in-law, Joy, killed the child after delivery and buried it in a shallow grave near a river.
Otimba, an indigene of Ogbogoro community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, was said to have carried out the act in connivance in order to hide the paternity of the baby.
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