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...
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun States, have arrested a fifty-year-old Benin Republic national, Poni Bada, for attempting to use his son for ritual.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the zone, Ari Muhammed Alli, disclosed this to newsmen over the weekend.
The police boss said that the suspect was arrested in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State when he was taking his 9-year-old son, Agbe Bada, to a herbalist in the Ilaro area, also in Ogun State.
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