Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has made
clarifications about the burial of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
A statement by spokesman Kehinde Aderemi noted that the
transition and burial rites of the monarch were “purely traditional and not
religious”.
Adams said prior to the announcement of death, the Isoro and
the Oyomesi first observed “the core traditional rites”.
The rituals, according to him, were carried out “through the
(Friday) night and ended till 11am on Saturday”.
This was before Bashorun and the family of the Alaafin
notified Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde, who later made the demise public.
Adams advised those attaching religious meaning to the
burial to desist and explained that the final process of the rites was done
Saturday night.
The Yoruba leader said the deceased’s respect for all the
religions, either Christianity, Islam or Traditional, should not be
misconstrued.
“The Muslim community led by the Chief Imam of Oyo, Sheikh
Masud Adabayo Ajokideru did the prayer on the remains for seven minutes.
“They handed over the remains to the Isoro for further
observation of final traditional rites that led to the final burial at Ibara.
This is the truth.
“Alaafin is not an ordinary king. The Oyomesi, the Isoro and
the Sango devotees cannot but complete the final traditional rites.”
Adams said that the impression that Oba Adeyemi was buried
according to Muslim rites “is untrue and at variance with the tradition of Oyo
and Yoruba institution”.
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