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...
She had been partying at the home of US tycoon Alexander Amado Johnson, 45 and his wife Luna Almaz, 31, who claim they had been having sex with Ms Smit before she died.
Malaysian coroner, Mahyon Talib, ruled today that no crime had been committed although there was evidence of struggle, including trauma to the back of her head and the DNA of Mr Johnson being found under her fingernails.
Ms Smit’s family lawyer, Sankara Nair, expressed outrage over the ruling as he reportedly said: “Surely a dead body can’t walk over and take a dive? Somebody threw her body down.”
Ms Smit’s uncle, Fred Agenjo Weinfold, told The Sun last April that they believe there was a crime.
“She had the world at her feet. We simply don’t believe she killed herself or it could have been an accident,” he said.
“She promised she would be in Belgium for the Top Model final – but she came back in a casket.”
Announcing the ruling, Talib said: “Grip marks on her arm, the trauma at the back of her head, the broken bottles and Alex’s DNA under Ivana’s nails suggest that there might have been a possibility that there was a struggle.”
She agreed with a Dutch pathologist, who had concluded Ivana likely died in the apartment.
She said: “We cannot know what actually happened between the three of them.”
A post-mortem found Ms Smit had cocaine, alcohol and high levels of PMMA, an amphetamine sometimes sold as ecstasy, in her system.
Police ruled it an accidental death following an investigation and made the s
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