BREAKING: Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi is dead

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has joined ancestors. Oba Adeyemi died around 7:30pm on Friday at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. InsightMedia gathered that…

By Jare Tiamiyu 1 min Apr 23, 2022

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has joined ancestors.

Oba Adeyemi died around 7:30pm on Friday at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

InsightMedia gathered that late monarch was in the hospital to treat an undisclosed illness but was confirmed dead on Friday.

Oba Adeyemi died at the age of 83, having reigned for 52 years.

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