The Ooni of Ife, Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is dead, The Punch newspaper has reported. |
Sijuwade died at the age of 85 in a London
hospital.
The monarch was said to have died around 5pm on
Tuesday (today).
Relevant officials, who spoke to our
correspondent on Tuesday night, however, refused to confirm the monarch’s
death, saying they did not want to be quoted on the death of the foremost
traditional ruler, who was said to have passed away on Tuesday.
“I have heard but please, I don’t want to
be quoted on this. People have been calling but nothing has been made public.
You see, another person is calling me from London,” the source said before picking
the other call.
Another source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity to our correspondent, explained that Oba Sijuwade was flown out of
the country from Ibadan about five days ago in an unconscious state.
“Kabiyesi was flown out of the country about
five days ago in an air ambulance. He was unconscious; his
situation was critical.
“As a matter of fact, some people have been
weeping in the palace since the weekend because of his situation when he was
flown out from Ibadan in that air ambulance,” he said.
Oba Sijuwade became the fiftieth traditional ruler or
Ife in 1980.
Just last week, the Ooni resolved the industrial
dispute between the management of the Obafemi Awolowo University and some staff
of the institution, who had embarked on an indefinite strike.
Culled from The
Punch
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