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...
Opoku is charged with five counts each of assault with a weapon and mischief interferes with the property. The accused is scheduled to appear at Old City Hall court this as the motive for the faecal attacks remained a mystery.
“The Toronto Police would like to advise the public of an arrest made in an assault with a weapon and mischief investigation,” Const. Alex Li said in a statement. The first of the two attacks happened on Friday around 5 p.m. in a library at the University of Toronto.
“A man entered John P. Robarts Research Library located at 130 St. George St. and assaulted a woman and a young person and threw contents from a bucket, which was described as liquefied faecal matter,” Li said.
Investigators believe the same man entered Scott Library at York University, 4700 Keele St., around the same time on Sunday and once again tossed a bucket of liquefied faecal matter on a woman and a man. Late Monday night, the same man allegedly approached a woman in the area of College and McCaul Sts. and threw a bucket of liquefied faecal matter on her. Cops released images of a suspect and urged anyone with information regarding his identity to come forward.
“We have to get to this person,” Const. Victor Kwong said prior to the arrest. “If it’s criminal or if it’s a mental health situation we can do that too.” Kwong said the bucket used in Monday night’s attack was dropped at the scene and was recovered by police. "We don’t know what this person is doing or where they’re getting this content,” said Kwong.
He said police have investigated similar incidents in the past. “And they were more mental health events,” Kwong said. “We won’t know the nature of this or the motive until we further investigate, and apprehend the individual.”
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