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It’s no longer news that the 83 -year -old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, has joined his ancestors, he died at the University of Ado Ekiti Teaching Hospital in Ekiti state after a brief illness.
The mystery about his death was that the late Alaafin saw it coming two weeks before it happened.
The Alaafin slept and dreamt two weeks that he saw his father telling him it was time for final home call.
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This revelation was made known to journalists by a female palace aide who doesn’t want her name disclosed.
According to her Oba Adeyemi personally told some of his aides about the dream when he had it.
She said: “Baba (Alaafin) told some of us about two weeks ago about a dream he had of his father telling him that his time was up and should come over to the other side.”
She added: “My father has gone to be with his forefathers. Atanda (Alaafin) has gone to dwell with his forefathers. He is not dead.”
In addition, the son of the late traditional ruler, Prince Akeem Adeyemi, said his father was able to reconcile with almost everybody he had differences with before his death.
An Oyo son, Adekunle Wakili, said in a separate interview at the palace yesterday that the late Alaafin, while responding to compliments by a prominent Islamic preacher, had said that every man must taste death.
House of Representatives member and son of the late Alaafin, Prince Akeem Adeyemi, said his father reconciled with almost everybody he had differences with before his demise.
He said: “It is a pity we lost a man who has given Oyo its true name; a man who has truly represented Yoruba culture; a symbol of Yoruba tradition.
“A man of epitome of knowledge and wisdom is gone. What can we do? We can’t query the Almighty God.
“We love him and we are celebrating a life well spent. The legacy he left behind is for us to always defend Yoruba and always say the truth, no matter whose ox is gored.”