Bandit Attacks Force Over 30 Yoruba Monarchs to Flee After Another Oba Is Abducted

Reports confirm that more than 30 Yoruba monarchs have abandoned their palaces after suspected Fulani bandits kidnapped yet another Oba. This brings the total number of traditional rulers abducted or killed to eleven in recent times. The monarchs now in hiding include: 1. Oba Kehinde Jacob Falodun – Alagamo of Agamo, Ondo State 2. Oba Segun Aremu – Olukoro of Koro, Kwara State 3. Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin – Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Ekiti State 4. Oba Samuel Olatunji Olusola – Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Ekiti State 5. Oba Adegoke Adeusi – Olufon of Ifon, Ondo State 6. Baale of Ogbayo, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State 7. Oba Salman Olátúnjí Aweda – Asamu of Olayinka, Kwara State 8. Oba James Dada Ogunyanda – Obalohun of Okoloke, Kogi State 9. Oba Kamilu Salami – Ojibara of Bayagan-Ile, Kwara State 10. Oba Simeon Olaonipekun – Oniwo of Afin, Kwara State 11. Adeniyi Adelana – Traditional ruler of Ode Oriya, Ondo State Observers argue that corruption and negligence among some traditional leaders have weakened ancestral guardianship, leaving communities exposed to repeated desecration and violence.

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