Oyo monarch dies in crash days after he was arraigned for threat to life/ taking possession of lands

A traditional ruler in Oyo State on Wednesday
died in a road accident after his car collided
with a truck. The monarch–the Amunijio of Ijio
in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of the
state, Oba Okunade Adegoke was said to be
driving himself from Iwere-Ile to his kingdom
around 10pm when he ran into the truck. A
source said the monarch was the only
occupant of the car, adding that he died at the
scene of the accident.
He said, “From what we could piece together
at the scene of the accident, it seemed the
kabiyesi was trying to avoid a vehicle when
he ran into the truck. Help did not come
immediately and by the time he was found, he
had died from his injuries.” His death came a
week after the king was arraigned before the
Okeho Magistrate’s Court for allegations
bordering on threat to live, destruction of
family business and using thugs to forcibly
take possession of a stretch of land that
belonged to another family.
He was also accused of destroying a farmland
on which tree crops worth N10m were
planted. The prosecutor had also said Oba
Adegoke and others, who were at large, on
March 29, 2016, sent threat messages to a
lawyer, Shittu Azeez, in the Okeho area of the
state. At the time, the counsel for the late
monarch, Olufemi Akintomiwa, who was
represented by Olakunle Afolabi, prayed the
court to give the legal team more time to
study the case.
Credit: Punch