Oyo first class king, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has kicked the bucket.

Alaafin Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House, died in the late hours of Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti.




He died at the age of 83, he is the longest reigning Alaafin ever, having ruled for 52 years




Late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi was born in 15 October 1938, succeeded Alaafin Gbadegesin Ladigbolu II in 1970, during the governorship of Colonel Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, after the end of the Nigerian Civil War.

He is married to Ayaba Abibat Adeyemi, his senior wife.  Until his death attends most events with her or with one of the twelve junior wives that he's also married to.

His other wives are Ayaba Rahmat Adedayo Adeyemi, Ayaba Mujidat Adeyemi, Ayaba Rukayat Adeyemi, Ayaba Folashade Adeyemi, Ayaba Badirat Ajoke Adeyemi, Ayaba Memunat Omowunmi Adeyemi, Ayaba Omobolanle Adeyemi, Ayaba Moji Adeyemi, Ayaba Anuoluwapo Adeyemi, and Ayaba Damilola Adeyemi.

He is a lover of boxing, as he was a boxer before ascending the throne of his Fathers.


Source: https://westerndailynews.com/breaking-alaafin-of-oyo-oba-adeyemi-joins-ancestors/