How palace workers wept before Ooni of Ife died
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is dead.
Reports quote palace sources saying Oba Sijuwade was flown to London from Ibadan about five days ago “in a critical condition.”
He was said to be unconscious.
A source said some palace workers had been shedding tears since the monarch was flown abroad.
The monarch, who is renowned as the spiritual father of all Yoruba-speaking people, was aged 85.
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Oba Sijuwade, who became the fiftieth traditional ruler of Ife in 1980, died in a London hospital around 5pm, Tuesday.
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