The remains of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade may have arrived at his palace in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
A source close to the palace told revealed on Saturday that the body of the late monarch arrived at the palace in the early hours of Saturday.
The source said, “One of the sons of the Ooni travelled to the United Kingdom on Tuesday when the incident happened and I was told that he was part of the entourage that accompanied the body back to Nigeria. The body was said to have been brought back to the palace in the early hours of Saturday.
“I did not see it myself but I was told that the body had arrived. Although the cutting of the tree and the closure of market which are some of the signs of mourning have not been done, there are some other indications that the body might have arrived.
“Security has been beefed up and nobody is allowed to access the inner part of the palace. The body will not be kept where just anybody can see it and only the male children of the Ooni and some high chiefs can see the body.”
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Thought they denied that he was dead..
ReplyDelete7 heads for burial.
DeleteWhy the initial denials? Don't know what to say again oooo.
Delete@Celine, true talk.
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Asin....
DeleteHope they don't do that again!
7 virgins....time 2 get disvirgined....
OK. Good to know.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul RIP
ReplyDeleteRIP ooni.
ReplyDeleteEyah. He went as a passenger and returned as a cargo. Anyway he lived a good life and didn't die young. A lot of traditional rites will be observed before they officially announce his burial.
ReplyDeleteThe Oni is dead but " his manhood lives on"
DeleteRip sir
ReplyDeleteI thought they said he is not dead?
ReplyDeletemay his gentle soul rest in peace.
ReplyDelete"May have"?
ReplyDeleteIs he dead or not? Too many speculations and rumours.
Y then did d council of chiefs say he's still alive, guess they don't want to scare people away into hiding so they can get all d heads they need for d burial..... Na them sabi
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Oh, OK. He's actually dead
ReplyDeleteI thought they Said he is not dead? Na wao,may his soul R.I.P.
ReplyDeleteI thought they said he was still alive? People living in the palace be lying through their teeth. Even when they were publicly interviewed, they insisted he was alive and was gonna be around for the wedding ceremony holding today. One particular chief was even angry that they said he had died. That he was hale and hearty. Smh. And I keep asking myself if there was something they wanted to happen?
ReplyDeleteThey are not lying oooo. It's tradition. There's a way an oba's demise is announced.
DeleteRip
ReplyDeleteA mourning and a wedding. Truly there is a season for everything.
ReplyDeleteis it true he will b burried with heads of virgins who are foreigners in ondo state?
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ReplyDeleteSo its true afteral....
ReplyDeleteSo its true afteral....Stella nwunye Kork ur amebo no get part 2!
ReplyDeleteI thought they said he is hale and hearty. How come they are bringing back his corpse? Abeg na them sabi joor.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o!
ReplyDeletepeople try and keep your heads on your shoulders. Oluwa is ya helper
ReplyDeleteThey for bury am there na. Why are they bringing him back. Mtcheeeeeew
ReplyDeleteDelta Chick who is Oba Akenzua? If you aren't sure of someone's name, google it. His name is Oba Erediauwa, and our Oba is not dead but very much alive. Don't wish death on another man.
ReplyDeleteRIP
ReplyDeleteOoni..RIP
ReplyDeleteThe high chief are still living in the past where they are the one to announce the oba's death after some rituals in this era of social media and good communication.
ReplyDeleteSomebody told me that he gave his life to christ before he died.
ReplyDeletena dia children and grand children head dem go bury with the oba in jesus name amen.......enough of meaningless traditions
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