Yoruba Generalismo, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams has warned against attaching religious sentiments to the burial of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
He stated this against the backdrop of insinuations over Muslims burial rites that were performed on the late monarch on Saturday.
The Chief Imam of Oyo had on Saturday conducted an Islamic prayer session on the late monarch.
Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, stated that the transition and burial rites of the foremost Yoruba monarch was purely traditional and not religious.
The Yoruba generalissimo added that prior to the announcement of Kabiesi’s death on Saturday, the Isoro and the Oyo Messi had earlier observed the core traditional rites which, he said, went through the night and ended till 11 am before Bashorun and the families of the Alaafin notified the Oyo state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, who later announced it officially.
While warning those attaching religious meaning to the burial of the Alaafin of Oyo to desist from spreading lies, Adams insisted that the Oyo Messi and the Isoro had done the normal traditional rites, before the formal announcement, adding that the final process of the rites would be done tonight.
“As the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, I think it is part of my duty and responsibility to set the record straight, especially, on pertinent issues that had to do with the burial of the late Alaafin of Oyo,Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
“The late Alaafin’s respect for all the religions, either Islam or Christianity or even the traditionalist should not be misconstrued for anything.
“The Oyo Muslim community led by the chief Imam of Oyo, Sheilk Masud Adabayo Ajokideru did the prayer on the remains for seven minutes to pay their last respects to the late monarch before handing over the remains to the Isoro for further observation of the final traditional rites that would lead to the final burial at Ibara tonight. That is the truth and nothing but the truth.”