By The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has passed on at the age of 83.
It was gathered that the top Yoruba monarch breathed his last in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti where he was receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
Oba Adeyemi, described as the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years, was said to have been sick for a while with plans in place to fly him abroad for further treatment before he passed on.
Premium Times reported that the remains of the monarch were brought to Oyo in the early hours of Saturday and traditional rites began, according to palace sources.
The deceased monarch was the third from the Alowodu Ruling House. Following his death, it is now the turn of the Agunloye Ruling House to produce the next Alaafin of Oyo.
