Just In: Another Top Oyo Monarch , Aseyin Of Iseyin Bids The World A Farewell

The monarch’s bidded the world a farewell on Sunday which make it four time such occurrence among senior traditional rulers in Oyo State in eight months.

Eagle’s Sight News has just gathered that the Aseyin of Iseyin in Oyo State, Oba Adekunle Salawudeen, has passed away.

The monarch’s gave up the ghost on Sunday. This would be the fourth occurrence among senior traditional rulers in Oyo State in eight months.

Eagle’s Sight news recalls , 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.

As contained in Premium Times, exact details of the Aseyin’s passing are slow to emerge but it has been learnt from family sources that he has been sick for a while.

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