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...
Recent news from Punch news and Omoyele Sowore's twitter handle alleged that the human rights activist and politician was shot in Abuja during a protest at Unity fountain.
A friend to Omoyele Sowore and also a human right activist, Deji Adeyanju confirmed that the former presidential candidate was shot by the police, Deji Adeyanju said he got out of a meeting to join Omoyele Sowore and others at the Unity fountain for a protest, before Femi Falana called to inform him that Sowore has been shot.
Some minutes after Omoyele Sowore was shot, he posted the video on his official twitter page to confirm the reports, we can't post the video here because it contains graphics content.
See photos from the scene below.
However, he was helped into the hospital by Deji Adeyanju and others in a Toyota venza vehicle, you can watch the video here.
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