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| Late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade |
The son of the late Ooni of Ife, Adetokunbo Sijuwade, has officially announced the death of the late monarch, adding that he would be buried on Friday.
The younger Sijuwade said that the body of the late monarch would be flown in from London on Thursday and buried on Friday at 10 a.m.
Also speaking, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola said the "late Ooni represented the Yoruba nation and has done a lot in uplifting the traditional institution in the state."
He described the death of the Ooni as a great loss to the state and the Yoruba race, stressing, however, that a king could not die in Yoruba land.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the press briefing was also attended by the Ooni’s daughter, Mrs Aderounmu Fadeyi, and members of Ife Traditional Council
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