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...
According to an eye witness, Wole Williams, the victim suddenly ran out of a bush path of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State, after being attacked by the suspected ritualist. The eye witness noted that on hearing the victim, a search party was organized to fish out the suspected ritualist in the bush after the ritualist had escaped from his den.“I was here when we suddenly saw the man running out of the bush, at first, we thought it was two madmen fighting because we had lots of madmen living around this place, we decided to move close to him when they continued shouting for help, on getting there, he explained how a ritualist suddenly grabbed him from behind and started eating his mouth, palm and had removed his teeth while he struggled with the ritualist before he eventually escaped. While searching for the suspected ritualist, a small place serving as a shelter for the ritualist was seen covered with mosquito net .” He said. According to Nigerian Tribune, items found at the scene of the crime include bones suspected to be remnants of the part of victims, mosquito net, iPhone charger, bags, ATM cards, male and female clothing, an MP3 player was also seen and believed to belong to suspected ritual killers.However, the victim has been talking to a hospital by the men of the Nigerian police force.
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