Barely two weeks after demise of Alaafin of Oyo, another prominent traditional ruler in Oyo state, Oba Dr Elijah Olaniyi Popoola, Oniijeru of Ijeru Kingdom in Ogbomoso South Local government is dead.
Oba Elijah, aged 85, died peacefully in his sleep on friday morning during a brief illness.
He became king in 2008.
Confirming his the development, one of his son, Moshood, told our reporter that “though he has been ill for a while, he woke up this morning and we spoke. Few minutes after i left his palace for my house, i was called that Baba has joined the his ancestors.”
”Though it is painful, who are we to querry God, who give and take at will, May God grant him eternal rest,” He added