The Owa
Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, has reportedly passed
away.
A palace source who craved anonymity said Baba died on Wednesday after a brief illness.
Though the
Owa Obokun palace has not issued any official statement with regard to the
monarch’s passing, sources within the palace confirmed the death of the popular
monarch.
The source
said, “Baba has passed, but we are waiting for an official announcement from
the palace.
“You can see
that they have started performing some traditional rites. This has to be done
before any announcement can be made,” she added.
There was a
heavy presence of security personnel around the grounds of the palace with some
traditional rites typically performed following the demise of a king being
carried out.
The popular
Osun monarch reigned for over 40 years.
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