Oba Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, a first-class Osun State monarch, the Owa-Obokun of Ijesaland, is dead.
A statement, signed by Asiwaju of Ijesaland, Chief Yinka Fasuyi, confirmed the death on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital.
Before Fasuyi’s confirmation of the monarch’s passage, there was anxiety over the health of Oba Aromolaran, who was said to be indisposed.
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In a statement, Atiku recalled the late monarch’s fatherly warmth, describing him as more than just a father-in-law but a symbol of courage, boldness, and discipline emblematic of the Ijesha people.
He ascended the throne on February 20, 1982, and spent 42 years on the throne until his demise.
Confirming the monarch’s death, Fasuyi, in a tribute that he personally sent to our correspondent, wrote, “An Era Comes To An Abrupt End!