THERE was a mild drama on Friday, when members of Isoro cult hijacked the corpse of Obalufe of Iremo Quarters, Ile Ife, Oba Solomon Omisakin, during his funeral ceremony in the ancient city.

Isoro cult, headed by Obadio, is a powerful cult in Ile Ife and only an Ooni, among all palace traditional title holders is a member.

The late Obalufe, who was the traditional prime minister of Ile Ife, was next to Ooni and passed on at the age of 85 in September.

A close family source, who preferred anonymity, told Sunday Tribune that the late Obalufe was due for burial early Friday.

However, members of Isoro cult, one of the top traditional societies in Ile-Ife, were said to have stormed his residence located at Eleyele and seized the remains of Omisakin, thus thwarting his interment, which was scheduled to hold around 8.00a.m on Friday.

According to a family source, “it is true that members of Isoro cult came to halt the interment in the morning and we could not proceed with Obalufe’s burial. They claimed that they (Isoro Cult) have some things to collect from our father before we can bury him and we don’t know what they wanted to collect from a dead person.”

He further stated that “we could not bury his corpse until around 4.00 p.m on Friday. But, the Isoro cult members collected N500,000 from us before we could inter his remains.”

“The initial rumour that his corpse was seized by Ogboni Confraternity was not true. It was the Isoros that seized his remains and it took us time before we could settle the matter,” the source added.

http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/drama-as-cult-members-hijacked-corpse-of-ife-high-chief

He further stated that “we could not bury his corpse until around 4.00 p.m on Friday. But, the Isoro cult members collected N500,000 from us before we could inter his remains.”

“The initial rumour that his corpse was seized by Ogboni Confraternity was not true. It was the Isoros that seized his remains and it took us time before we could settle the matter,” the source added.

Bad news is like good morning in 9ja this days.


There is no smoke without fire, the summary of every thing is that the said Chief is an occultist!!!

Give what belong to Caesar to Caesar

You cant eat your cake and av it back (so the saying goes)
when you are too engrossed with earthly royalty, This is
what becomes of you. A man addressed as high chief
only enjoys the supose benefit on earth and his
offsprings pays with such occurence. Na today!


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No surprise here. All title holders in ife, (the Ooni, his left and right chiefs) are properties of the Isoro cult. They take oaths when taking up the office, and are bonded by this oath till death else they get dethroned(which is always an option). We all remember Ooni Sijuwade's body was taken away by the Isoro for traditional burial rites, and the family were not given access to the late Ooni despite the family's influence with people in power. Repercussions things.

You cant eat your cake and av it back (so the saying goes) when you are too engrossed with earthly royalty, This is what becomes of you. A man addressed as high chief only enjoys the supose benefit on earth and his offsprings pays with such occurence. Na today!

Gerraruffhia mehhhnnnn!!!

They came to have a final chat with him nd collect his heart which must be eaten by the next member to him inorder to move into his position..


Collecting money is now a new thing oo, is the cult now broke abii omonile things don enter funeral rites

Kkk

seriously

menix:
They came to have a final chat with him nd collect his heart which must be eaten by the next member to him inorder to move into his position..


Collecting money is now a new thing oo, is the cult now broke abii omonile things don enter funeral rites

Collection of money is not new. Even the new Ooni had to pay for some special rituals before he was given Oduduwa's crown at Oke ora forest, and also after he was given the crown.

Awon Omo ku aye ...

saxywale:

Collection of money is not new. Even the new Ooni had to pay for some special rituals before he was given Oduduwa's crown at Oke ora forest, and also after he was given the crown.

That means the gods now collects money.

He use to do it to other members who died earlier so what goes around comes around. Na their rules nobody can change it

Why are both parties dragging his corpse? I believe the king choose where he want to belong while he was alive?
So why is the family acting as if they are not expecting such resistance from the other group?
SMH!

I expected to see a "reliable source" not "family source."
The family must be learners for revealing all these to the press. Most of them normally keep mum about such issue.

Africa my Africa.. smh.

he must be dining with the devil right now

Double wahala for dead body and the owner of dead body

menix:


That means the gods now collects money.

before nko. The gods have always collected cowries, and other modes/methods of transaction before the introduction of paper money. So nothing as really changed. Even Jesus said " give unto Ceaser........"

ODUBEZE:
Why are both parties dragging his corpse? I believe the king choose where he want to belong while he was alive?
So why is the family acting as if they are not expecting such resistance from the other group?
SMH!

exactly o jare. People like living in denial.
Obalufe made his choice when he was alive; therefore, the family should accept the consequences of the choice their patriarch made.
Sijuwade's family bowed to Isoro, so who are the Obalufe's family not too fall in line

Double wahala

Why give the family stress upon what they currenlty face ?







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Things have changed. In the past I know they often request for the body or come for it after its been buried. This time, there is an option of fine?

The things men do for power

Chai.... I don miss Ile-Ife, going home in few days time, plenty gist go dey. Mbabi-Mbayo here I come.


I have lived in Ife for over 24 years, am I surprised? Nope....

hmmmmmm

End time cultists......may the end time breeze blow them away!

not suprise jare!!! Dis is 9ja