Oyo Top Monarch, Oba Adekunle Salawudeen Is Dead

A top monarch, Aseyin of Iseyin in Oyo State, Oba Adekunle Salawudeen, has reportedly passed away.

A family source told Premuim Times that the monarch’s death happened on Sunday, the fourth such occurrence among senior traditional rulers in Oyo State in eight months.

Earlier, the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Ajagungbade Oyewumi died in December 2021, followed by the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who, respectively, joined their ancestors, as the Yoruba customarily say when a monarch dies, in January and April 2022.

The exact details of the Aseyin’s passing is sketchy, but reports had it that the Oba battled illness for a while.

Iseyin is an ancient Yoruba town located in the northern Oyo State, about 91 km to the capital Ibadan.