Who was the witness? Who saw him barking? These may just be folktales as most ancient African people were highly superstitious

LazyGold:
If you want to die Young go and disrespect a Yoruba King, you dare not try it with Chief talk less of King

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The Europeans did it..


And absolutely nothing happened!

Hmmm

So why did they name the major street in surulere,lagos after him?

Or we have another bode Thomas

Evidence for this tale is missing.

Uyi168:
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The Europeans did it..


And absolutely nothing happened!

Thank you o. Infact the Europeans did it and became prosperous while the chiefs/kings suffered even more

PublicHealthNig:
The intrigues and the power play in the Nigerian political sphere did not begin today I stumbled on this story on @Ngrfacts on twitter investigated deeper and decided to share .

Olabode Akanbi Thomas was born to the family of Andrew Thomas, a wealthy trader and auctioneer who was originally from Oyo but migrated to Lagos. He attended C.M.S. Grammar School, a missionary school founded by Thomas Babington Macaulay and James Pinson Labulo Davies. After completing his studies, he served as a junior clerk at the Nigerian Railway Corporation but towards the end of the year, he resigned his appointment and went to London to study law. He was called to the bar in 1942 and returned to Nigeria to establish what became a successful practice in Lagos.

According to many accounts, Bode was an excellent lawyer who was however arrogant. Due to his education Thomas was made the chairman of the Oyo Divisional Council at a time when the Oba Adeyemi (the father of the current Alaafin) was still a member.
At its Inaugural meeting of the council, Thomas arrived and all the other councilors, except Oba Adeyemi, stood up to welcome him. He rudely told the king “WHY WERE YOU SITTING WHEN I WALKED IN? WHY CANT YOU SHOW ME RESPECT?” At that time Bode was 34 years old while the Alaafin was in his 60s. The Alaafin felt very insulted. he told Bode “SHEY EMI ON GBO MO BAUN? EMI NI ONGBO BI AJA MO BAUN{ IS IT ME YOU ARE BARKING AT LIKE THAT? IS IT ME YOU ARE BARKING LIKE A DOG AT LIKE THAT? KEEP BARKING.”
That was on 22nd November 1953. It was reported that Bode Thomas got home and started barking. He barked and barked and barked all night. Then he died. He died on 23 November 1953.

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Source:https://www.publichealth.com.ng/bode-thomas-how-famous-nigerian-lawyer-died-mysteriously-after-insulting-alaafin-in-1953/

BODE THOMAS ROAD, LAGOS.

So the government named that famous road after Bode Thomas.

His arrogance killed him. Humble yourself but don't be a mumu

LazyGold:
If you want to die Young go and disrespect a Yoruba King, you dare not try it with Chief talk less of King

Truth

simple250:
So why did they name the major street in surulere,lagos after him?

Or we have another bode Thomas

He was a prominent founding member of Action Group which was the leading/ruling party in the Western Region and he was Awolowo's bossom friend, before his untimely death. His death led the Action Group to dethrone the Alaafin, sending him on exile.

Lol o ko ja aye e. That is to say(in woli agba voice), aseju lo pa

Thunder fire that olofin for being so wicked.

This story is not true, he died in an accident while returning to Ibadan from Lagos. It was popurlaly believed that chief Obafemi Awolowo killed with jazz because there was a power tussle btw the two of them. Do your findings well

No wonder calabar people like dog meat and doggie style

ednut1:
Fallacy. The useless kings could not command whites to run mad or bark like dogs. The man had rabies end of story.

I tell u bro....illiteracy in nigeria is high. U know some educated people here actually think the man was jazzed....chai. i need to leave this country asap

I dislike pride in people?

What do you have that you did not receive? If you did receive it, why do you act like as though you did not receive it?

Fabu!!!!

Really

So Yoruba respect has always been hypocritical since the days of Adam and eve.

Give onto Caesar what is Caesar's and do not remove ancient landmark-The Holy Bible

How many times are we going to read about this man and his mysterious death for insulting Alaafin?

That was when obas were obas and they were really Representatives of deities. The current crop of obas are politicians and appointment/contract seekers from government. How many of them even observe the mandatory period of seclusion before being enthroned?

The gods are dead because their Representatives have starved them of their food. And so be it until Christ comes.

very true talk,
just the way India beat Nigeria 100-0, then one player na vex and na comma score the only goal for Nigeria an na die afta scoring the goal..
I'm not lying o, they all really happened.

LazyGold:
If you want to die Young go and disrespect a Yoruba King, you dare not try it with Chief talk less of King

Moonlight tales. *yawn*

You dont joke with Yoruba mornachs. The adventure is more that dangerous. There are individuals all around us that you can't afford to hurt and go free. Ask people around, you will probably get more than enough information just now. The lesson: Let's be more cautious and treat one another with respects. And To Whom Honor is due, Honor is given.

Uyi168:
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The Europeans did it..


And absolutely nothing happened!

No mind them, the Europeans made African kings kneel down and kiss their boots and nothing happened to them.

Bull crap

dson84:
This story is not true, he died in an accident while returning to Ibadan from Lagos. It was popurlaly believed that chief Obafemi Awolowo killed with jazz because there was a power tussle btw the two of them. Do your findings well

I think you are mistaking Bode Thomas for Adegoke Adelabu, the Ibadan strongman, who died in the Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident. Bode Thomas was Awolowo's close friend and associate in the AG party, while Adelabu was in NCNC which was in opposition against Awolowo's AG in Ibadan and much of the Western Region at the time.

Uyi168:
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The Europeans did it..


And absolutely nothing happened!

The Europeans have better power

Zico5:
Religion apart, there is supernatural power for kings especially foremost kings like Ooni, Alaafin, and other prominent kings in Yoruba land. If they use their stool and some ancient artifacts they have to curse u, u will be miserable for the rest of ur life. That's why I pity some of those people on nairaland that talk anyhow to kings cos this is a faceless group. The day ur cup will be full then u will know power is still in existence.

Nonsense, where were those powers when the British invaded their ancestors? nonsense talk

planetx:
No mind them, the Europeans made African kings kneel down and kiss their boots and nothing happened to them.

The Europeans have better power. The British are one of the Diabolical Whites, they practice witch craft during the ancient times

Offpoint:

Nonsense, where were those powers when the British invaded their ancestors? nonsense talk

The British are diabolical whites, they once practice witch craft during the ancient times, they just have better power