Bode Thomas was a brilliant lawyer, but also very haughty and arrogant. He was made the Divisional Council Chairman in 1953, while the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Adeniran Adeyemi II was a mere member.
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“Why are you sitting when I walked in, you don’t know how to show respect?”
At the time, Bode Thomas was 35 years old while Oba Adeyemi was in his 60s.
The confrontation happened on November 22, 1953.
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