Controversial Osun state traditional ruler, who’s also the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has drawn the battle line with Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, saying their fight will never end.
Oba Akanbi made the remark in a viral video saying he can never abandon the fight with Oba Ogunwusi because he tried to kill him, by conniving with his ex-Canadian wife.
Akanbi said the plot was one of the many failed attempts by Oba Ogunwusi to kill him, noting that he cannot be killed by either ‘Sango’ or Ogun, the Yoruba deities because they are his forefathers, and that no father will like to kill his own child.
According to the Oluwo, his ex-Canadian wife was introduced to him by Oba Ogunwusi, who later tried to take his life by conniving with the woman, who he said had a child for him.
He said he now doubts whether the child from the Canadian woman belongs to him, as he’s considering conducting a paternity test to determine who fathered the child, alleging that Oba Ogunwusi had an extra-marital affair with his ex-wife.
Akanbi: “He (Ooni) was looking for my downfall, and the next thing, they packaged a woman for me; I don’t know her from Canada, but it was packaged for me. It was a setup. She was in my house, and they talked to her and set me up with videos and many things. She’d ask me questions inside the room, and they communicated with me.
“She was there (in my house) for over three years. She had a child, which I don’t even know if it’s my child now. I have to confirm that through DNA because they want her to kill me. She poisoned me twice. They set up an assassination attempt. They did everything so that maybe their gods would kill me, but they failed. After I found out the secret, I kicked this woman out. It was Ooni who accommodated her.”
“When I get on the throne, you see me talking about this Ooni Adeyeye and what you don’t know, I will tell you today—the governor of Osun State, the commissioners, and all. I helped Ooni Adeyeye, but because he was holding orisa, and God has put me above orisa as a king and a kingmaker that I was, he doesn’t want me to tell the story in the future.
“Ask him (Ooni of Ife) what the lady (my ex-wife) was doing with him in the hotel. I won’t mention the hotel, but when I need clarification, I will mention it. He rented a house for her and the child. People are telling me that I’m talking too much, but if it were you—if a wife was planted in your home to kill you, tried to kill you but failed—would the fight ever end?”
“That is why this fight will continue. No one can kill me, no matter their voodoo. Sango cannot kill me; he is my father, but a son must be more powerful than his father. I am a king. Sango cannot kill me. Sango is not a criminal. Ogun is not a criminal. They cannot kill me; they do not kill their children. They do not kill people. Only God determines when someone will die.
“Let him (Ooni) continue to wage war. They say the Ooni suspended me. Can one paramount ruler suspend another? Does that mean he is older than me in age or rank? If three kings were chosen in Osun, I would be number one because I am a paramount ruler. Everyone should understand there is much more behind this. In the past, when people did evil to me, I kept quiet, but in the future I will speak. There is more to come. And if it were you, would you accept it? The Ooni is now living with the same woman and doing everything together.”
Meanwhile, Oba Ogunwusi has reacted to the allegations, describing them as false. According to his spokesman, Moses Olafare, the Oluwo of Iwo knew that his claims are false, and that’s why he has chosen to sensationalize the issue, instead of reporting to the police, adding that it was not the first time Oba Akanbi had made such allegations, stressing that Oba Ogunwusi has decided to treat the allegation as the ranting of a child. .
“I hope he has reported it to the police station. If somebody alleges a threat to his life or an attempt to kill him, should he report it to the security agencies or to the media? That should give you an idea of what lies behind the so-called allegations. He is always rushing to the media to shout. When did that happen? It happened many years ago. So why is he only talking about it now? This is not the first time he has said this, anyway. But has he ever reported it to the police station? Has he ever reported it to the government?
“So if he has not done that, why run to the media to say it? That does not concern me. On the matter of infidelity, that does not concern me either. It is between him and his ex-wife; that is nobody’s problem. Whatever happened between them is private. It does not concern me. It does not concern the Ooni. He has remarried now and should have forgotten everything. And the woman, too, has remarried, wherever she is in Canada.
“He’s not the first person to experience issues in his marriage. Even the Ooni he is referring to had issues in his marriage. So, can he now come up to me and say, ‘You are the one who arranged for my wife to leave me’? You see, that is an allegation. Honestly, it is an allegation too childish to respond to,” Olafare said.
