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 suspected thief was forced to surrender himself to the police after the bag he allegedly stole from an old woman ”refused to come down from his head” according to multiple reports trending online.
The suspect identified as Frank Buhet was reported to have stolen the bag which he took home but couldn’t bring it down from his head.
The shocking incident happened in Tanzania.
He said, he started walking from one road to another but the load was still hanging on the head.
Reports have it that he even tried laying down on the ground but the load was still unable to remove.
After spending a long time all to no avail, he decided to surrender himself to the police so that he would not be killed by angry people when they eventually notice that he stole the bag.
Even at the police station, the stolen luggage was still on his head as he hoped the police would help him track down the old woman.
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