- Safiu Kehinde
The speaker, as quoted by Sahara Reporters, said the rumours circulating about the monarch’s fate has now been confirmed, noting that every effort made to rescue him ultimately failed.
The committee member urged residents of the community to accept the development as God’s decree.
“Oh Allah, we accept our fate. All the indigenes of Olayinka, both Muslims and Christians, should please accept the will of God.
“Since last week, committees have carried out investigations and made efforts while praying that God would return him home safely. But man proposes and God disposes,
“God has taken the monarch from the people of Olayinka. Please let us accept our fate.
“On behalf of all Muslims and Christians in the Olayinka community, this is to announce to you that Oba Salman of Olayinka has died and returned to his Creator. May God forgive his shortcomings.
“All the rumours everyone has been hearing from different angles, and all the efforts that have been made by family members, residents, committees and Islamic clerics, have now led to this moment.
“The will of God has happened. Whether one likes it or not, every soul will return to its Creator, and nobody knows the means through which that return will come,” he said.
The speaker further disclosed that members of the Muslim community had concluded plans to hold Islamic funeral prayers for the late monarch even though his body had not been recovered.
“As required by Islamic rites, all members of the Olayinka Muslim community in Lagos are requested to gather by 8 a.m. to perform prayers and Janazah for him.
“Although we have not been able to locate his body, Islam teaches that funeral rites can still be performed even when the deceased is not physically present,” he said.