By Gbenga Sodeinde
Heritagenewsng reports that a prominent Yoruba traditional ruler in Nigeria from Oyo State, the Onigbeti of Igbetiland, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi, Afasegbejo III has joined his ancestors at the age of 77 after spending 17 years on the throne of his fathers.
The departed news of the foremost Yoruba monarch was announced by the paramount ruler of the Oyo kingdom, Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111.
Alaafin expressed his condolences to the family and the entire igbeti community, and prayed that God grant him eternal rest.
In the same vein, the Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Abiodun Oni, extended his grief on HRH’s demise.
He said, “We received with absolute shock and sadness the news of HRH, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi, Afasegbejo III, the Onigbeti of Igbeti Land, after 17 years on the throne.
