This suit is brought by the Claimant in a representative capacity for and on behalf of the Oloke-Olooru Obalufon-in-Council and the Oloke-Olooru Obalufon Development Union, seeking the protection and enforcement of ancient chieftaincy rights, customs, traditions, and statutory entitlements lawfully vested in the stool of Oloke-Olooru of Oke-Olooru, Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State. The gravamen of this action is the unlawful, conspiratorial, and procedurally defective attempt by the Defendants to challenge, undermine, and clandestinely set aside the Claimant’s valid appointment and elevation to Part II (Recognised) Chieftaincy status under the Chiefs Law of Osun State, despite due compliance with native law, custom, and statutory requirements, as well as the express approval of the Osun State Executive Council.
The Claimant is a direct descendant of Olueleyijomi Obalufon II Abuuteni, Odundun Asoludero, a progenitor historically vested with the territory of Oke-Olooru by Obalufon Ogbogbodirin Abuuteni, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife, and is the lawful custodian of the traditions, customs, culture, and history of Oke-Olooru and its allied communities. From time immemorial, the stool of Oloke-Olooru has existed as an ancestral crown-bearing kingship, predating the enactment of the Chiefs Law, with uninterrupted succession and recognised authority over tenant communities. The Claimant, as the 26th Oloke-Olooru, was duly appointed, elevated, gazetted, and presented with staff of office in accordance with the Chiefs Law of Osun State, and now approaches this Honourable Court to restrain the Defendants from actions that are illegal, unconstitutional, contrary to custom, and capable of igniting communal unrest.
The following are statement of the problem
1. This Claimant avers that this matter is brought in a representative capacity for and on behalf of Oloke-Olooru Obalufon-in-Council on one hand and Oloke-Olooru Obalufon Development Union as represented by the CHIEF AYODEJI CALEB KOLAWOLE ON THE OTHER HAND.
2. The Claimant is one of the descendants of Olueleyijomi Obalufon II Abuuteni, Odundun Asoludero who vested with the territory of Oke-Olooru upon his birth at the Oke-Olooru Obalufon on the sojourn of Obalufon to the forest during the unrest occasioned by his very long stay on throne as Ooni of Ife the 3rd, and therefore qualified to be nominated appointed and elevated as Oloke-Olooru under the Chiefs Law, Cap. 28, Vol. 1, Laws of Osun state, 2002.
3. The Claimant avers that he is the Claimant in this matter and Recognized Chieftaincy in Boluwaduro Local Government, Area of Osun State and being a traditional ruler and descendant of Olueleyijomi Obalufon II Abuuteni, Odundun Asoludero is the custodian of tradition, culture, customs and history of all communities in Boluwaduro and Osun State at large.
4. The Claimant avers that before the promulgation of Chief’s Law, the Claimant has under customs and traditions of Yoruba land being a recognized chieftaincy by the prescription of the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife and has been wearing ancestral crown.
5. The Claimant avers that the 1st Defendant is the Oluresi of Iresi and one of the ancestral tenant of Akinfin, Olurante and Oloke-Olooru as represented in this matter by the Claimant, who was settled at the place now known and called Iresi today and as hosted by the Akinfin, Olurante and Oloke-Olooru Obalufon based on the presecription of the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife, Ooni Obalufon, Ogbogbodirin Abuuteni, Alesinmagun.
6. The Claimant avers that the 2nd Defendant is the Owa of Otan-Ayegbaju who initially settled at the place now known as Otan-Ayegbaju by Onirun of Oke-Irun being the tenant of Onirun of Oke-Irun at place earlier known as Otan-Koto before now known at Otan Ayegbaju. The settlement of Otan-Ayegbaju people was after that of the Akinfin, Olurante and Oloke-Olooru Obalufon.
7. The Claimant avers that the 3rd Defendant is the Owa of Igbajo whose ancestral father is the Akeran and ancestral relatives to Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife and was the first to settle at Igbajo at almost the same time, Obalufon founded Ikinfin, Irante and Oke-Oloorun. The 3rd Defendant is also the consenting authority for Akinfin and by extension Oke-Oloorun.
8. The Claimant avers that the 4th Defendant is the Onirun of Oke-Irun is the prescribed authority for the Akinfin Kingdom which included the territory of Oke-Olooru. The 4th Defendant is the Overlord of Otan-Ayegbaju.
9. The Claimant avers that the 5th Defendant is the designated council under the Chief’s law of Osun State in charge of the Chieftaincy matters of conglomerates of communities in the Boluwaduro Local Government Area and competent council in respect of Oloke-Olooru Chieftaincy.
10. The Claimant avers that 6th Defendant is the Commissioner in charge of Chieftaincy Matter in Osun state under the Chief’s Law of Osun State, 2002.
11. The Claimant avers that the 7th Defendant is the Chief Law Officer for Osun State Government as designated by the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended) and was vested with the responsibility in the appointment and elevation of Chiefs under the Chief’s Law.
12. The Claimant avers that the 8th Defendant is the Executive Governor of Osun State and the responsibility under the Chief’s law particularly in respect of the recognized chieftaincy and was vested by Chief’s Law in the appointment and elevation of Chiefs.
13. The Claimant avers that Oke-Olooru is a Sub-set town of Akinfin has been an ancient town from time immemorial as founded by the of the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife, Ooni Obalufon Ogbogbodirin Abuuteni, Alesinmagun from time immemorial.
14. The Claimant avers from time immemorial, when there protest and civil unrest in Ile-Ife during the reign of Obalufon the 3rd Ooni of Ife who had during the time had spent about 400 years on the throne and after consulting the oracle. The oracle advised that Obalufon should in the meantime abandoned the throne to take refuge at another place.
15. That Claimant avers that to allow peace to reign in Ile-Ife and as directed by the Oracle, Obalufon along with some of his children and so many guards left Ile-Ife to an unknown destination and later found himself at a mountain known as Oke-Ojooru the settlement of the Claimant.
16. The Claimant avers that it is at this Oke-Olooru mountain that the daughter-in-law of the Obalufon (that is the wife of Olurin) one of the children that accompanied Obalufon was approaching child birth labour.
17. The Climant avers that given this circumstance, Obalufon deployed some of the guards and the children to see to the safe delivery of the Olurin wife who was in child labour, while Obalufon retired to another place particularly under the tree known as Ikinfin with some guards and children.
18. The Claimant avers that after all the rituals that accompanied child birth, the baby was taken to Obalufon at Ikinfin where he had temporarily settled and immediately on sighting the baby, Obalufon named the baby Olueleyijomi (aka Olujomi) Obalufon II, Enitonbunitikotoeni aka Abuuteni.
19. The Claimant avers that after the birth f Olujomi that Obalofon consulted the oracle again for his return back to his throne at Ile-Ife, which oracle granted and instructed the Obalufon to settle Olurin at Ikinfin and Olujomi at Oke-Olooru, the progenitor of the Claimant when Olujomi reached majority age.
20. The Claimant avers that Obalufon advised all other children and some guards to accompany him back to Ile-Ife, while Olurin and the mother of Olujomi made the guardian and trusted of Olujomi and directed them to stay back while he return back to Ile-Ife. The younher brother of Olurin, who is Olurante requested Obalufon to allow him to stay with his brother Olurin, which request was granted.
21. The Claimant avers that Obalufon then granted then 3 ancestral crowns one for Olurin, one for Olujomi and one for Olurante the younger brother of Olurin and respectively established Ikinfin, Irante and Oke-Olooru Obalufon as presently constituted till date.
22. That Claimant avers that as Olujomi Obalufon was growing to adulthood and the increased rivalry and jealousy among the wives of Olurin, Olurin took the mother of Olujomi Obalufon II and Olujomi with some guards to Oke-Olooru has instructed by the Obalufon, the Ooni of Ile-Ife and settled them at the birth point of Olujomi.
23. The Claimant avers that after sometimes of the settlement at Ikinfin and relocation of Obalufon back to Ile-Ife, the Olurin being first King of Ikinfin and Olurante being his brother found one of their relatives known as Akeran who founded Igbajo and thereafter established family bound and relationship, while deferring to Akeran’s advice on issue and matter of the communities.
24. The Claimant avers that during this period of the relationship of Olurin and Olurante with Akeran of Igbajo, was when one Adeboyejo the founder of Iresi was on expedition along Ikinfin and Irante, the horse conveying Adeboyejo became incapacitated in valley where Olurin and Olurante had their Yam farm. The horse could not stand up and move again which demobilized Adeboyejo from continuing his expedition.
25. The Claimant avers that Adeboyejo was confronted by Olurin and Olurante who explained his predicament to the duo of Olurin and Olurante and request for time and space to put himself together and resolve the horse issue, moving forward,
26. The Climant avers that both Olurin and Olurante took the issue to Akeran in Igbajo for his advice and direction on the matter, while Akeran advice both Olurin and Olurante where they have space to accommodate Adeboyejo, they may accommodate him. Adeboyejo was subsequently accommodated at a place after the said yam farm bounded by Igbajo to one side and Ila-Orangun to the other side. The place is now known as Iresi today.
27. The Claimant avers that it is the Adeboyejo the founder of Iresi who was demobilized by the sickness of his horse on an expedition and thus become the tenant of Ikinfin, Irante and Oke-Olooru.
28. The Claimant avers that at the ancient days and time, Oke-Olooru, Ikinfin and Irante share boundaries with Oloyan who was the security but when Oloyan latter left to settle at another place, Onirun host some other expedition as lead by Lamodi and Lakadi to settle at a place earlier known as Otan-Koto. The Otan-Koto now known as Otan-Ayegbaju the town of the 2nd Defendant.
29. The Claimant avers that Otan-Ayegbaju then become the boundary of Ikinfin and Oke-Olooru. At another side, Otin forest is the boundary and the third side is having Obo forest stream as the boundary with Onirun.
30. The Claimant avers that the Boundary between Oke-Olooru and Ikinfin was established by Asese River. Asese River was founded when Olurin handed the trust to Olujomi as directed by the Obalufon the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife by crowning Olujomi with the Ancestral Crown and bestowed with staff of office.
31. The Claimant avers that Olujomi on being presented with the Staff of Office and strike of the Staff of Office on the ground as confirmation of directive of Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife that today fulfill the directive of Balufon with water gushing out from the spot which river was named as Asese River (Olujomi ti Opa ase re tile, osiwipe ase babami Obalufon se loni omi si sejade lati inu ile tiwon peni odo asese loni).
32. The Claimant avers that from inception, Ikinfin, Irante and Oke-Olooru had been king with ancestral crown as granted to them by their ancestor Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife. And from Olujomi Obalufon II, the Oke-Olooru, 25 kings had reigned while, the Claimant is the 26th Oba of Oke-Olooru.
33. The Claimant avers that the following person had the Oba of Oke-Olooru till the present moment: olujomi Obalufon Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okesanmi Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Oketade Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okewusi Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Oketoye Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Olatoye Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okedele Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okegbemi Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; Agunbiade Oketomiibo; ifateye; Oni Mekunlaaye; Omilaidi Akamon Ekun; Ojo Amonlegbe; Akanmun Oroke; Omisanya Okekanmi; Eesuola Mekunlaye; Alade Ogbolumoja; Oni Anikinniku; Oketola Omiyimika Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okunoye; Adedoyin Okeremi Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; Omoloye Mustafa Adebisi Okeremi Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; Okeremi Aminun Adedokun Abuteni Odundun Asoludero; and Adebisi Muikaila Micheal Oyegbadebo, Nitoru Olaomoni Okeremi Oyewo Abuuteni Odundun Asoludero.
34. The Claimant avers that upon his appointment as the Oloke-Olooru of Oke-Olooru sometimes in 2019 succeeding his father Okeremi Aminu Adedokun the 25th Oloke-Olooru as minor chieftaincy under the Chief’s Law of Osun State as the 26th Oloke-Olooru Obalufon. The Letter of appointment is hereby pleaded to be tendered in evidence.
35. The Claimant avers that boundary of Ikinfin kingdom ancestral land was drawn in survey plan dated the 31st May, 2019 by Registered Surveyor O. A. Olagunju. The Registered Survey is hereby pleaded in evidence.
36. The Claimant avers that the Claimant had being a recognized Chieftaincy from inception under the native law and customs of Yoruba land, and commence effort of the forefather of Claimant to be recognized under the chief’s law, the Claimant started the process of elevation and after completing the process of elevation and after completing the process of elevation to recognized chieftaincy under the Chief’s Law of Osun State, the Claimant was promoted to Part II Recognized Chieftaincy under Chief’s Law, 2002. The Letter of Promotion dated 15th September, 2025 is hereby pleaded to be tendered in evidence.
37. The Claimant avers that Oloke-Olooru have been part of the Akinfin Traditional Council from time immemorial and since 2019 when the Claimant was installed as Oloke-Olooru he had joined the Akinfin Traditional Council who had been paying the Claimant the salaries and emoluments of the office since 2019 as part of it chiefs’ serving under Akinfin. The Claimant hereby plead the Boluwaduro Local Government Chieftaincy Committee Approved Estimate for the year 2019 in evidence.
38. The Claimant avers that the Oke-Olooru, irante and Ikinfin by customs and traditions had been in existence before the arrival of Adeboyejo the founder of Iresi and Otan-Ayegbaju who are respectively the tenants of Oke-Olooru, Irante and Ikinfin and Onirun of Oke-Irun.
39. The Claimant avers that the only superiority that is being claimed by the 1st and 2nd Defendants contrary customs and traditions and because of the modern development being witness by Iresi and Otan-Ayegbaju, they are first to be recognized under Part II of Chief’s Law of Osun State.
40. The Claimant avers that under customs and tradition Oloke-Olooru is superior to Oluresi and Owa of Otan-Ayegbaju, as the 3rd Ooni of Ife vested the ancestral crown on the Oloke-Olooru, Onirante and Akinfin, being their OverLords. Events of recent time in term of development and literacy which the Oluresi is using can be taken as ground upon which the promotion of the Claimant would be set-aside, as allegedly done by the 6th Defendant in the letter dated the 18th day of September, 2025 and hereby pleaded to be tendered in evidence.
41. The Claimant avers that the 6th Defendant addressed the letter dated the 18th day of September, 2025 but not deliver or served on the Claimant till date, the CTC of which was granted to the 1st and 2nd Defendants.
42. The Claimant avers that the 1st and 2nd Defendants only exploiting the provision of the Chief’s law which mischievously granted them elevation under Part II before the Claimant who is their overlords to continue to exert superiority over the Claimant.
43. The Claimant avers that on the 20th day of December, 2024, the Claimant applied to the (His Royal Majesty, Oba Bamidele Samson Oluwafemi Ilufemiloye I, (Owa Akinfin of Ikinfin) the Head of Akinfin) Traditional Council to be elevated to part II Chieftaincy Title. The said copy of the said letter is attached and pleaded in evidence;
44. T The Claimant avers that on the 14th day of February, 2025, the Claimant through the Akinfin Traditional Council approved the letter/request of the Claimant and equally sent a recommendation letters to the Permanent Secretary, of the 6th Defendant (Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abere, Osun State) through the His Royal Majestry Oba Samuel Bamidele Oyediran Akinsowon II (The Eleripa of Eripa Town). The said letter dated 25th day of February, 2025 is attached and pleaded in evidence;
45. The Claimant avers that after the Claimant have been duly screened and cleared by both the 6th and 7th Defendants, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke the 8th Defendant at the Executive Council meeting of approved of elevation of Claimant to Part II (Recognized Status) under the Chief’s Law (Cap. 25) Laws of Osun State 2002 at the Executive Council Meeting held on the 12th day of September, 2025;
46. The Claimant avers that after His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke approved the elevation of the Claimant to Part II (Recognised Status), the 6th Defendant issued letter of appointment dated 15th day of September, 2025, and was subsequently presented with staffs of office on the 16th day of September, 2025;
47. The Claimant avers that on the 15th day of September, 2025 before the letter of promotion and elevation was issued and served on the Claimant, the Claimant was made to pay the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) as for collection of Letter of Elevation and Promotion and another Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) for the presentation of Staff of Office and Certificate of Presentation of Staff of Office. The Receipt of Payments of the sum of One Million Naira which is hereby pleaded.
48. The Claimant avers that the elevation and appointment of the Claimant to Part II (Recognized Status) was subsequently gazette on the Osun State of Nigeria Gazette on the 18th day of September, 2025. The said Gazette dated 18th day of September, 2025 is attached and pleaded in Evidence;
49. The Claimant avers that recently, the Claimant heard a rumour that the 1st and 2nd Defendants are conspiring with some staffs of the 6th Defendant to reverse the appointment and elevation of the Claimant to Part Ii Chiefs (Recognised Status) which was duly approved at the Executive Council Meeting by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke the 8th Defendant;
50. The Claimant avers that the Claimant having not been served with any former letter of allegations requesting for defence nor letter of reversal of appointment from the 6th Respondent’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, believed that the alleged conspiracy between the 1st and 2nd Defendants and 6th and 7th Defendants is just a rumor and cannot be true;
51. The Claimant avers that the Claimant was duly appointed and elevated to Part II Chiefs [Recognized Status] by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke at the executive council meeting on the 12th day of September, 2025, and the Oluresi of Iresi or Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs cannot reverse or cancel the appointment and elevation of our client to Part II chiefs without the former approval of His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke without a letter of complaint under Section 20 Chief’s law request for the Claimant to make his defence.
52. The Claimant avers that the Claimant was duly appointed and elevated by laws of Osun State with the approval of the State Government to Part II Chiefs [Recognized Status]. And the Claimant having not committed any crime known to laws of Osun State, cannot be removed from Part II Chiefs, on the conspiracy and mischievous acts of the 1st, 2nd, and 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants.
53. The Claimant avers that the appointment and elevation of the Claimant was well accepted by the people of the community. And to reverse or cancel the said promotion by the 1st, 2nd, and 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants may cause communal crisis between the two towns;
54. The Claimant acers that in order to avoid eminent communal crisis that may degenerate from the purported conspiracy between the 1st, 2nd, and 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants, letter dated 23rd September, 2025 was caused to written to appealing to the Attorney General of Osun State to caution and restrain the 5th Defendant from reversing or canceling the appointment and elevation of the Claimant to Part II Chiefs [Recognized Status] which was dully approved by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke;
55. The Claimant avers that when he observed that the rumor of the 1st, 2nd, and 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants are being actualized, the Claimant, and in accordance with the provisions of Chief Law and Section 20 of the Chiefs Law, Cap. 28, Vol 1, Laws of Osun State , 200, made representation to the 8th Defendant through the 7th Defendant herein, which letter was dated the 23rd September, 2025. The said letter of representation is hereby pleaded to be tendered in evidence at the trial of this matter written by the Chamber of ASA ATTORNEY.
56. The Claimant avers that instead of the 1st, 2nd, and 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants to retrace their unlawful and illegal steps on the written of the letter of 23rd September, 2025 but devising different plots to ensure that the elevation that has been legally made is illegally set-aside, the Claimant approached the Federal High Court to enforce is fundamental right to fair hearing. The originating application is attached and hereby pleaded in evidence. And the Order of injunction restraining further act pending the determination by the Federal High Court is hereby pleaded in evidence
57. The Claimant avers that the Claimant’s town Oke-Olooru, is an ancient town from time immemorial being the descendant of Obalufon and overload to the 1st Defendant town [Iresi] having being first to be in existence along with Ikinfin, and Irante by the prescription of the Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife
58. The Claimant avers that the Claimant has been a King from time immemorial on the prescription of Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife which pre-dates the enactment of Chief’s Law that statutorily made the Oloke-Olooru a minor Chieftaincy by default, while this does not vested any person[s] or 1st Defendant to challenge the existence and elevation of the Claimant to Recognized Chieftaincy under Part II of Chief’s Law and such challenge is contrary to customs and traditions.
59. The Claimant avers that the conspiracy and mischief of the 1st, 2nd and 5th, 6th and 7th Defendants was shown the response filed by the Respondent at the Federal High Court with Suit No. FHC/OS/CS/169/2025. The said counter-affidavit of the 1st Defendant in the said matter is hereby pleaded.
60. The Claimant avers that the 1st Defendant attached to the said Counter-Affidavit among other documents; the letter of complaint on the elevation of the Claimant by the 2nd Defendant which is purportedly received by the 6th Defendant on the 25th of December, 2026 and hereby pleaded and not served on the Claimant but was given to the 1st Defendant.
61. The Claimant avers that the 2nd Defendant had purportedly written a letter dated that 2nd day of October, 2025 on being aware of the pending suit at the Federal High Court as a letter of complaint. The said letter dated the 2nd day of October, 2025 is hereby pleaded which does presuppose that a letter of such complaint had earlier being written as dated the 17th day of September, 2025 by the same 2nd Defendant.
62. The Claimant avers that on receiving the said counter affidavit filed on behalf of the 1st Defendant, while the Claimant sighted the mischief, conspiracy and fraud, the Claimant wrote letter of petition to the Assistant-General of Police dated the 4th November, 2025. The said letter is hereby pleaded to complaint and request for the investigation of the issue of fraud.
63. The Claimant avers that the fact to support the fraud of the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Defendants in this matter is as follows
a. The 2nd Defendant purportedly wrote two letters of complaint against the elevation of the Claimant one was dated the 17th day of September, 2025 herein pleaded which letter was purportedly received by the 6th Defendant on the 25th September, 2025;
b. The 2nd Defendant equally purportedly wrote another letter on the 2nd day of October, 2025 [herein pleaded] on the filling of the case of the Claimant at the Federal High Court which does not presuppose that the letter of 17th day of September, 2025 was earlier written to challenge the elevation of the Claimant;
c. The 6th Defendant allegedly written the letter dated the 18th day of September 2025 [herein pleaded] as a response to the letters of the 2nd Defendant either dated 17th day of September, 2025 or 2nd day of October, 2025 to purportedly claimed that the appointment of the Claimant had been set-aside;
d. That the 6th Defendant letter’s dated the 18th day of September, 2025 predates the letter of complaint written either on 17th day of September, 2025 or 2nd day of October, 2025by the 2nd Defendant meant to be a response to;
e. The said letter of the 6th Defendant was purportedly addressed to the Claimant as letter setting aside his elevation to Part II but the Claimant was never served with the said letter, while the CTC of said letter was issued to the 1st Defendant to show conspiracy and unholy alliance to clandestinely set-aside the elevation of the Claimant;
f. The letter dated the 18th day of September, 2025 purportedly addressed to the Claimant is stated as follows:
Chief Adebisi Mukaila Michael
The Oloke Olooru Obalufon of Oke-Olooru, Obalufon Land,
Boluwaduro Local Government
RE-ELEVATION TO PART II [RECOGNIZED] STATUS UNDER THE CHIEF’S LAW CAP 25 LAWS OF OSUN STTAE, 2002
1. Sequel to the several written protest from well-meaning indigenes of Iresi and Ikinfin including representation made by the Boluwaduro Traditional Council headed by Kabiyesi, Owa of Otan Ayegabju, Oba Lukman Adesola Oko Fadipe over and in respect of the recommendation letter forward by you and written by Kabiyesi Akinfin of Ikinfin for the processing of your elevation to the stool Oloke-Olooru of Oke-Olloru Obalufon land. I am directed to inform you that Government has stepped down the elevation to Part II [Recognized] status granted the stool of Oloke-Olooru Obalufon of Oke Olooru land by the State Executive Council on the 15th September, 2025.
2. The Government is investigating circumstance surrounding the said letter of recommendation.
3. Consequently, the stool of Oloke-Olooru Obalufon of Oke-Olooru Obalufon Land remains a minor chieftaincy to which Part II of the Chief’s Law cap 25, Laws of Osun State, 2002 applies until otherwise directed.
4. This letter consequently supersedes our earlier letter with reference No. CD.173/Vol.II/291 dated 15th September, 2025 on the above subject matter.
5. I am to thank you.
Signed
Wale Aliyyu
For Permanent Secretary
g. That the 6th Defendant who by the letter dated the 18th day of September, 2025 who claimed to have withdrawn the letter of elevation of the Claimant issued in the 15th da of September, 2025 on the approval of the setting aside by the executive council on the 15th September, 2025 while the Claimant was granted staff of office on the 16th September, 2025.
h. That the 6th Defendant only follows their whims and caprises and failed to follow Section 02 of Chief’s Law which regulates the issues of complaint, approval and set-aside;
i. Section 20 provides for 21 days before such complaint will be considered for approval or disapproval of the executive council and upon the defence made by the Claimant; and
j. That the purported set-aside of appointment of the Claimant does not compiled with Section 20 of Chief’s Law in respect of the issue or matter brought up by the 1st and 2nd Defendant.
64. Claimant avers that the 1st and 2nd Defendants do not have the locus to challenge the elevation of Claimant to recognized chieftaincy under Part II of Chief’s Law, being a busy body.
65. The Claimant hereby pleads the following documents to be tendered in evidence in addition to what had earlier been pleaded in this Statement of Claim:
a. Letter of Application of the Claimant for elevation to Part II of Chief’s Law;
b. Certificate of Appointment of the Claimant as Oloke-Olooru dated 24th April, 2020;
c. Letter of promotion with reference NO. CD163/VOL.II/291 addressed to the Claimant by the 6th Defendant;
d. Letter of Recommendation of the Claimant for promotion by Akinfin of Ikinfin dated 25th February, 2025;
e. Osun State Gazette publishing the elevation of the Claimant on 18th September, 2025;
f. Letter of Complaint under Section 20 of the Chief’s Kaw dated 23rd September, 2025 by the Law firm of ASA.
66. WHEREOF the Claimant claim as follows
THE CLAIMANT’S CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
a. A Declaration that the Claimant’s town Oke-Olooru, is an ancient town from time immemorial being the descendant of Obalufon and overlord to the 1st Defendant town [Iresi] having being first to be existence along with Ikinfin, and Irante by the prescription of the Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife.
b. A Declaration that the Claimant has being a recognized King from the time immemorial on the prescription of Obalufon, the 3rd Ooni of Ile-Ife which pre-dates the enactment of Chief’s Law that statutorily made the Oloke-Olooru a minor Chieftaincy, while this does not vested on any person[s] or 1st Defendant to challenge the existence and elevation of the Claimant to Recognized Chieftaincy under Part II of Chief’s Law and such challenge is contrary to customs and tradition and provisions of Chief’s Law.
c. A Declaration setting aside the 6th Defendant letter dated the 18th day of September, 2025 allegedly addressed to the Claimant but not served on the Claimant for which CTC was fraudulently granted to the 1st and 2nd Defendants in contravened the provisions of Chief’s Law of Osun State, 2002 and provision of Evidence Act.
d. A Declaration that the approval by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nururdeen the appointment and elevation of the Claimant to Part II [recognized Chieftaincy] on the recommendation of the 3rd and 4th Defendants being the Prescribed and Consenting Authority for the Chieftaincy and by virtue of the appointment letters dated 15th day of September, 2025 and issued to the Claimant upon which the staffs of office was subsequently presented on the 16th day of September, 2025 to the Claimant was validly exercised under the Chief’s Laws of Osun State, and enjoys the presumption of regularity under the Evidence Act, 2011 and Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 [as amended];
e. A Declaration that the elevation and promotion of the Claimant to Part II Recognized Chieftaincy on the recommendation of the 3rd and 4th Defendants by the Governor of Osun State through the Executive Council which was subsequently gazette on the Osun State of Nigeria Gazette on the 18th day of September, 2025 are valid and regularly exercised under the Chief’s Law of Osun State and Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 [As Amended] and is not invalid under the tradition and customs of Yoruba Land and/or any laws or Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
f. A Declaration that the purported complaints, actions and conspiracy orchestrated by the 1st and 2nd Defendants in conjunction with the officials the 6th and 7th Defendants to clandestinely and/or purportedly set-aside the elevation and promotion of the Claimant to be Part II [Recognized Chieftaincy] under the Chief’s Law of Osun State without any notice of allegation[s] to the Claimant and without following the provisions of Section 20 of Chief’s Law of Osun State is fraudulent, illegal, unlawful, intimidating, unconstitutional and a gross violation of the Claimant fundamental rights to dignity of his person, right to fair hearing, freedom from discrimination and Cultural Rights contrary to sections 34, 35, 36, 42, 44 and 46 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)
g. A Declaration that the act 1st , 2nd , 6th and 7th Defendants together among themselves to clandestinely, improperly and illegally remove and/or demote the Claimant whose elevation was made on the recommendation of the 3rd and 4th Defendants, [the Prescribed and Consenting Authority] and subsequently approved by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke at the Executive Council Meeting of Osun State of 12th day of September, 2025 is illegal, unlawful, intimidating, unconstitutional and a gross violation of the Claimant fundamental rights to dignity of his person, right to fair hearing, freedom from discrimination and Cultural Rights contrary to sections 34, 35, 36, 42, 44 and 46 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)
h. A Declaration that the 1st and 2nd Defendants cannot by fraud or any unscrupulous and unlawful means either in collusion or in conjunction with officials of the 6th Defendant to sponsor or applies to set-aside the promotion and elevation of the Claimant which was regularly made under the Chief’s Law of Osun State and Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
i. A Declaration that the conspiracy and attempt of officials of the 6th and 7th Defendants to set-aside the appointment and elevation of Claimant whose prescribe and consenting authority is the 3rd and 4th Defendants and without any notice of allegations to the Claimant to defend himself on the purported allegation of the 1st and 2nd Defendants is illegal, unlawful, intimidating, unconstitutional and a gross violation of the Claimant fundamental rights to dignity of his person, right to fair hearing, freedom from discrimination and Cultural Rights contrary to sections 34, 35, 36, 42, 44 and 46 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended)
j. An Order of the Honourable Court restraining the 1st an 2nd Defendants and 5th-8th Defendants jointly either by themselves or through their privies not to temper with and/or do anything fraudulent, illegal and/or unlawful as relates to the promotion and elevation of the Claimant based on the fictitious claim[s] of the 1st and 2nd Defendants and contrary to the provisions of the Chief’s Law and Section 36 and 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 [As Amended];
k. AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining all Defendants whether severally and jointly or by themselves, their agents, privies and servants from acting in any manner that is contrary to the customs and traditions, Chief’s Law of Osun State regulating the process and procedure of elevation and promotion of the Claimant; and
Reason why okeolooru Obalufon is doing Olokun Obalufon festival every years, is that, the day Olueleyijomi was born with amniotic sac (called Oke by Yoruba people), When the baby was born , he did not cry because he was in a sac so people went straight to Ooni Obalufon Ogbogbodirin ,the third Ooni of Ife ,about the baby and Ooni Obalufon Ogbogbodirin told them to used palm oil to carved the surrounding of the baby, so after that the sac broken and the baby started crying by the time the baby was crying, as the baby is using his leg to scratch the floor, water started coming out at the spot, the water was name as Okese, (Omi Odo to se ni ibi ti won bi oke si) that it is why they are calling that river okese. The ifa name the baby olokun and the baby is King from heaven and also he shall be a king of where he was born to. The day Ooni Obalufon Ogbogbodirin saw the baby, he names the baby Olueleyijomi Obalufon 11, Abuteni, Odundun Asodedero. Olueleyijomi is a power child of Ooni Obalufon Ogbogbodirin who is powerful since the day he was born. His the one who use His staff of office to touch the ground at Irante when there is no river around the community and water comes out. The river was called Gbingbin also called Isoko. The meaning of this Gbingbin is that the river didn’t want any dirty thing inside it ,(odo ko gbegbin).There is a woman who winningly took her son to the river to defecate inside the river and also go along with female dog, and there is warning, not to take any female dog to the river and the dog enter the river to drink water as the baby is defecating, suddenly the dog bite the baby penis and eat it and the woman started shouting there is no penis in his son body again (ko soko ni idi re mon ooo) That it why the river was name Isoko and Onirante called Olurin and Olueleyijomi to come and see what happens, so Olueleyijomi Obalufon 11 coursed the woman and her entire family not to eat dog again, that if they eat dog and they drink water within the premises they are going to die within seven days. And all their entire family must not rare female dog again, And Olueleyijomi said only Irante with Ikinfin and Okeolooru have freedom to rare female dog and also eating dogs. It is only Iresi who is our visitor banned not to eat nor raring dog again, because they are the one who did not abide by the rules and regulations of the area which cause dog to bite their son penis at that time. After this, Ifa said they should do sacrifice to have many rivers in their area, and Onirante did as Ifa told them, after that another river called Eeri flow to the town (Odo Eeri).so they can wash any dirty things inside. Olueleyijomi has many history that we can not explain everything here. This river called Okese is a river that can never dry, the river did not have any fish inside . After Olueleyijomi left the world and king that will be on the throne must use the water to bath to become Olokeolooru king during the seclusion (Ipebi). During the Obalufon festival, we use to do sacrifice for Olokun Okese river and Osun Asese and we do Ogun sacrifice too since then till now.
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