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...
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested four suspected ritualists for unlawfully being in possession of a human skull.The suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
The Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known on Monday, and gave the identities of the suspects as Muyideen Tolubi, Niyi Folorunso, Sonubi Taiwo, and Remilekun Folorunso.
He said they were arrested following information received by the police in Odogbolu Division, that some people were digging a grave with the aim of removing an already buried corpse.
“Upon the information, the DPO Odogbolu division, Csp Afolabi Yusuf led his detectives to the scene but the suspects have already removed the head of the corpse and left. The police, there and then, embarked on an intelligence-based investigation which led to the arrest of the couple; Niyi and Remilekun Folorunso as well as Muyideen Tolubi,” he said.
Mr Oyeyemi said three of the suspects confessed to digging the grave and removing the head of the corpse, and later took detectives to Ikenne, where the fourth person, who had asked them to bring the head for ritual purposes, was apprehended.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution
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