The family of the late Ooni of Ife, Oba
Okunade Sijuade, may have started moving their belongings out of the ile
Oodua, following the widely reported death of the monarch in a London
hospital.
No fewer than seven cars of the wealthy
monarch were sighted yesterday at about 2pm being moved out of Ile-Ife enroute
the Ibadan/ Ife highway.
Meanwhile, LEADERSHIP gathered that the
remains of the monarch may have arrived in Ile’gbo, the place where
the monarch was installed.
Ile ‘gbo, according to an informed palace source, is located within Ile
Oodua, the late Ooni’s palace.
An Ife traditional title holder who did not
wish to be named said: “The body arrived the palace and was received by members
of Isoro cult early this week.
“His journey to the throne started from
that place called Ile’gbo. That is where he was installed Ooni and
that is the place [where] anyone that will succeed him will also be installed.
“The body is being preserved through
traditional means.
“All the rites will be done while the body
is kept there. That does not mean that a formal announcement of his death will
follow in the next two weeks. It may take months, depending on how fast the Isoro
members are able to conclude the necessary rites. The body is there as I speak
to you but nobody except members of the cult can see it.
“Even his family members can no longer see
his corpse again,” he concluded.
The Ife Traditional Council had insisted
that Oba Okunade Sijuwade is not only alive but hale and hearty.
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