Late King Aderemi's Family Express Concerns Over Security Hold At the Late King's House

Everything has been modernised o. In the olden days, it used to be the Ifa or other traditional oracles and Gods that chooses a new king after the passing away of an old one in Yoruba land.

If any dispute arise from the competing royal families, it is traditionally resolved. So I don't understand why the police is still stationed at late King Aderemi's residence in Ile-Ife, even after a new king has been appointed and chosen.


Here is a report from the Nigerian Tribune;

HOURS after the announcement of Prince Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi of Giesi ruling house as the Ooni of Ife- designate, the Osinkola ruling house on Tuesday, raised the alarm over the continued security siege on the residence of late Oba Adesoji Aderemi.

The Sooko Luusi of Osinkola, Prince Akeem Adegbaju Adeyinka, who spoke to the Nigerian Tribune in Ile-Ife, said the presence of policemen and their van at the frontage of Oba Aderemi’s residence was quite unwarranted and absurd.

Though he admitted that policemen were sighted at strategic areas of the ancient town, he contended that “the presence of policemen in the residence of our father, late Oba Adesoji Aderemi is giving us serious concern as we find the development strange and uncalled for.”

According to Adeyinka, “we are afraid of this development. We, the family of Oba Aderemi, are worried of what is happening. We discovered that the policemen just parked their patrol van there before the announcement of the new Ooni and they are still there. We can’t even access the house because we don’t want to have any confrontation with the police.”

On what the Osinkola ruling house would do about the issue, he said “there is nothing we can do. We are indigenes of this town. We cannot fight with the government. We hope they will vacate the premises. The Police just parked their vehicle and they did not inform any member of our family about their mission.”

Adeyinka, however, dismissed the insinuation over alleged reservation of the Osinkola ruling house to the announcement of Ogunwusi as the Ooni-elect, saying that “it is true that the Osinkola and Lafogido ruling houses instituted litigation against the kingmakers and Governor Rauf Aregbesola over some contending issues, but we did not sue the Giesi ruling house.”

He continued that “we only approached the court to fight for our right. Our case is that the contest for Ooni stool should be opened to all ruling houses. We are all princes and all the Sookos of the four ruling houses are doing things together in unity. Sooko is like the king of the each ruling house and we have healthy relationship with each other.

Meanwhile, when Nigerian Tribune visited the Iremo Road, where the residence of Oba Aderemi is situated, policemen, numbering eight were sighted at the frontage of the building popularly referred to as Glass House, with their Hilux van marked NPF 4495 B parked in the premises.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Osun State police command, Mrs Folasade Odoro, over the matter failed, as several calls put through to her mobile phone were not answered.