Akingboye Family Clash Over Son’s Burial After Second Wife Wins Injunction

A fresh dispute has erupted in the Akingboye family following the death of former Ondo State gubernatorial candidate Otunba Benson Akingboye. Tensions flared over alleged foul play and a police investigation that was later closed by the DPP for lack of evidence against Mrs. Christiana Akingboye and her children. Mrs. Akingboye secured a High Court injunction in Lagos, halting burial plans and insisting her husband be laid to rest in the city. The suit is before Justice Atinuke Ipaye, and it challenges the family’s earlier plans to bury him in his home town in Ikale land. The extended family rejects her claim, arguing that traditional rites and lineage decisions rest with the rightful heirs. They also dispute the paternity of one child and reaffirm the validity of the late governor candidate’s first marriage. The legal battle now highlights tensions between court orders, customary law, and family dynamics.

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