Royal family of the late Oloko of Orile-Oko in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Elijah Akanni Sogbayi has accused first son of the family , Sina Sogbayi of abducting his father's the corpse
Members of the royal family are seeking the urgent intervention of Governor Dapo Abiodun and Commissioner of Police to assist them in retrieving the body from Sina whom according to the family, had been at logger-heads with his late father who ascended the thrown of Oloko stool on 29th of December, 2023 till the monarch joined his ancestors last Thursday 19th of December, 2024, just 10 days to marking of his one year of coronation as the fourth Oloko of Orile-Oko
Also members of Orile-Oko Traditional Council of Chief addressing newsmen after their meeting, said the matter has been reported to Isara Police Station, saying no further action will be taken on behalf of the community until their meeting with Lisa of Orile-Oko, High Chief Joseph Olalekan Olakunle JP
But as at the time of filing this report, the Lisa of Orile-Oko could not be reached on his mobile line , after several calls put across to him to get his reaction on the next line of action on behalf of the traditional council of chiefs
Narrating his ordeal, a cousin to the late Oloko, Abidemi Ogunseye claimed that monarch's son, who is a police officer in one of divisions in the Ogun State Command, came in a commando-like style with armed policemen in black jeep, allegedly blocked the Orile-Oko Traditional Council vehicle conveying the corpse, shooting sporadically to scare-away people at the scene , before making away with the body and other valuable items including an undisclosed amount of cash inside the vehicle to an unknown destination
Abidemi whose mother was a elder sister to the deceased traditional ruler , also alleged that the armed policemen physically assaulted him and took away his android phone and N200,000 cash on the instructions from Sina
Abidemi alleged that Sina threatened to kill anyone who tried to obstruct him from abducting the fresh corpse when the vehicle conveying the body was blocked on the expressway, just few kilometers away to Orile-Oko rural community
Similarly, two of the high Chiefs, Losi of Orile-Oko, Sodiya Sodunke and Apena of Orile-Oko, Isola Soyinka narrated their experiences at ugly scene of alleged abduction of the monarch's corpse
Oba Elijah Akanni Sogbayi was said to have been confirmed dead on arrival at an hospital in Abeokuta, after a brief illness before his body was allegedly abducted by his first son
Youngest child of the deceased traditional ruler, 17 year-old , Prince Olafuyi who was at the scene of the ugly incidence , said the unruly conduct of his eldest was never a surprise to him, describing his behaviour as unfortunate
The cold relationship between the late monarch and his eldest son, Sina according to Abidemi, started immediately after Oba Elijah Sogbayi was chosen by members of kingmakers out of the three aspirants including Sina Sogbayi (son) and Kunle Ogunwale who contested for the throne , before the late monarch was later handed over by the Kingman to the royal family as the next Oloko of Orile-Oko
The selection process was said to have been presided over by the head of the royal family, Barrister Niyi Ogunwale
Members of Orile-Oko Traditional Council also corroborated that the selection process held on December 1,2023 was transparent in the presence of security agencies and representatives of the contestants and other stakeholders in the rural community
The name of Oba Elijah Akanni Sogbayi and along with the date of installation, 29th of December, 2023 was contained in a letter forwarded by Orile-Oko Traditional Council of Chief to the Ogun State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs who acknowledged the selection and congratulated the late monarch before his coronation and presentation of staff of office as Oloko of Orile-Oko on the said date
Members of the traditional council was full of praises on the late Oloko, Oba Elijah Akanni Sogbayi whom they described as peace loving and committed to the progress of Orile-Oko community through out the short period of his reign
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