Last week, Nigerian social media was abuzz with a possibly misinformed piece of information that a certain Abobaku had gone missing.
It was widely opined that Abobaku, is the individual selected to be buried with the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
However, Ile-Ife chiefs have denied that an Abobaku was to be buried with the deceased monarch.
They refuted the claims that five people went missing during the Oro festival performed as part of the burial rites for the late Ooni.
As for the Abobaku, also known as Sarun, the chiefs stated that the reports that he had fled to escape being buried with the king, were false.
In separate interviews with Punch, the chiefs said no one had ever been buried with a late king.
Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola, who also doubles as the Head of Inner Chiefs, was quoted to have said: “No one was caught during the Oro festival, it is all lies. It has never been done in Ife land that somebody must be killed or buried with the Ooni.”
Similarly, the Laadim Adimula of Ife and Secretary of Royal Traditional Council, High Chief Adekoye Odewole, also debunked the insinuation.
He was quoted to have said: “We don’t use human beings for rituals in Ile-Ife. We can use rams, goats or other animals, but not human beings.”
It was widely opined that Abobaku, is the individual selected to be buried with the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
However, Ile-Ife chiefs have denied that an Abobaku was to be buried with the deceased monarch.
They refuted the claims that five people went missing during the Oro festival performed as part of the burial rites for the late Ooni.
As for the Abobaku, also known as Sarun, the chiefs stated that the reports that he had fled to escape being buried with the king, were false.
In separate interviews with Punch, the chiefs said no one had ever been buried with a late king.
Lowa Adimula of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola, who also doubles as the Head of Inner Chiefs, was quoted to have said: “No one was caught during the Oro festival, it is all lies. It has never been done in Ife land that somebody must be killed or buried with the Ooni.”
Similarly, the Laadim Adimula of Ife and Secretary of Royal Traditional Council, High Chief Adekoye Odewole, also debunked the insinuation.
He was quoted to have said: “We don’t use human beings for rituals in Ile-Ife. We can use rams, goats or other animals, but not human beings.”
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