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1) A thread explaining the significance of the #Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi's death. The Alaafin was the latest in an ancient line of kings going back hundreds of years.
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2) The first ever Alaafin was Oranmiyan. The Alaafin ruled the Oyo kingdom; which was the largest and most powerful kingdom in what is now Yorubaland. In its heyday 300-400 years ago Oyo was much bigger than current Oyo State of #Nigeria, and stretched into modern Benin and Togo.
3) Although we have seen many photos of the most recent Alaafin, in ancient times it was forbidden to see his face. Alaafin were considered "Ekeji Orisa" (2nd in command to the gods), and wore special crowns that hid their faces (like the one in the photo below).
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#NaijaHistory
#Alaafin: Death is A Unifier
1.Sometime in July 2010, the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Atanda Adeyemi and former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala were locked in a mortal kombat. The unifying subject? Death.
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1.Sometime in July 2010, the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Atanda Adeyemi and former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala were locked in a mortal kombat. The unifying subject? Death.
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2.Alaafin Adeyemi alleged that Akala connived with the Commanding Officer of the Special Anti-robbery Squad SCID, Oyo, to terminate his life in his palace on the pretext that they were investigating a murder case. Alao-Akala and the Police denied the claim.
3.The subtext of the kerfuffle? Ahead of the 2011 elections, Alao-Akala had fallen out with Alaafin whom he knew threw Lamidi Adedibu because, well, Alaafin chose to support then ACN candidate, Abiola Ajimobi.
