The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, Ajagungbade III, is dead.
Sources close to the monarch said that the 95-year-old traditional ruler died on Sunday morning (December 12, 2021).
This was reportedly corroborated by two other highly placed sources in the town.
One of the sources said: “It is true that Baba has passed on. It happened this morning but it has not been announced officially.
“He lived a good life and left many good legacies. The palace will soon announce it.”
The late Oba Oyewunmi, Ajagungbade III, was born on May 27, 1926, in Ogbomoso to Oba Bello Afolabi Oyewumi Ajagungbade II and Olori Seliat Olatundun Oyewumi.
Oba Oyewumi ascended the throne on October 24, 1973. (With report by The Punch)
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