Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of
Ijebuland, in Ogun State, has said that he is
alive, hale and hearty, contrary to rumours
about his demise.
The 83-year old monarch, who is spending
his 57th year on the throne was reported to
have died yesterday by some bloggers and
websites (Not AMonpointTV). But it was all
fake news.
The respected monarch debunked the
rumours about his death in a telephone
conversation with NAN.
The Awujale has for the past week been a
guest of Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, in
Lagos, where he has been staying after a
routine medical checkup in a Lagos hospital,
two weeks ago.
Awujale expressed surprise that some
bloggers could be spreading rumours about
his death without confirming from the
palace in Ijebu-Ode or from his chiefs.
“Why are people spreading rumours about
my death, when I am right here at Oriental”,
asked the baffled King.
He enjoined journalists to check the veracity
of their information before rushing to
publish.
