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...
A
reward has being offered for information leading to the arrest of a 37
year old man, Joshua Gurto, who is wanted for the rape and murder of a
13-month-old baby girl.
Police
officers were called to a home in Conneaut, Ohio, on the morning of
Oct. 7 over reports that a 1-year-old baby had been found unresponsive
by her mother.
The
baby, later identified as Sereniti Jazzlynn-Sky Blankenship-Sutley,
couldn't be revived by emergency responders and was immediately rushed
to Conneaut Brown Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Ashtabula County Coroner's office, Sereniti died from blunt force trauma to her head and trunk.
After
questioning the toddler's 22-year-old mother, Kelsie Blankenship, and
the mother's boyfriend, Gurto, the Conneaut Law Director's Office filed
charges and obtained an arrest warrant for Gurto in the murder and rape
of Sereniti.
Gurto
is a 5-foot-10, 145-pound male with a deformed right ear, misaligned
jaw and tattoos on his right forearm, according to the outlet. He has
not been seen since he first spoke to officers on the day of Sereniti's
death.
"This
is a horrible, despicable and devastating crime, affecting everyone who
has come into contact with it, including EMT personnel, Conneaut police
officers and UH doctors, nurses and other medical personnel,”
investigators wrote in a statement released by the Law Director’s Office
on Friday afternoon.
Gurto still hasn't been found.
Source: WJW.
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