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One of the first class traditional ruler in Lagos State, the Oniba of Iba, Oba Yishau Goriola Oseni is dead.
He passed on at aged 76 in his palace on Friday night after a brief illness.
Oba Oseni ascended the throne at aged 31 and would have clocked 45 years on the throne by November 2020. He passed on after three days of illness.
One of the wives of the Oba, Olori Alhaja Nofisat Oseni said the monarch was taken to the hospital on Wednesday and brought back home on Friday before he died same day in the evening.
One of the children of the monarch said he (the monarch) had been buried according to Muslim rite on Saturday.
She said: ” There will be Oro festival today (Saturday) and Ajeran Masquerade will come out on Monday.”
Markets and other social activities have been grounded as the sad news spread while residents of Iba expressed shock at the death of their traditional ruler.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that the late Oba Oseni was on July 16, 2016 kidnapped from his palace in the night. During the abduction, three persons including his chief security were shot death by the kidnappers.
The kidnappers, who were later arrested had demanded #500million from the royal family.