Alaafin May Have Died Of Complications Of Fracture

Information has emerged on how complications from a series of domestic accidents suffered by the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, in the last 10 days may have led to his demise.

A source disclosed on Saturday that the Oyo monarch some days back had a fall that fractured his arm.

The source revealed that after the fall, the monarch was attended to and the arm was secured with a POP.

"Two days later, he had another fall and broke his limb.

"This was when Chief Afe Babalola had to be called in and Baba was moved to Ado Ekiti to see specialists at Afe Babalola University’s teaching hospital.

“It was midnight on Friday that we got information that Kabiyesi passed on after the complications brought about by the fractures.

"You know he was not exactly a young man. We thank God for his life.”

AllNews Nigeria was also reliably informed that the planned chieftaincy programme meant to be held in honour of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on April 27, 2022, has been canceled.

"All the elaborate plans for the chieftaincy event have been canceled.

"Ebenezer Obey who was asked to be on the band stand will have to stand down.

"All those with the colourful ‘aso ebi’ for the event will have to wear their cloths somewhere else or at another time," the source added.

Alaafin Adeyemi II who ruled for 52 years before his demise, is the longest reigning Alaafin Iin recorded history and he passed on at age 83.