Oluwo Hails Awujale’s Burial as Victory Against Ritual Slavery in Yoruba Monarchy
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has described the burial of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a historic liberation for the Yoruba traditional institution, praising the process for upholding dignity and rejecting what he called the “ritual bondage” often associated with the passing of monarchs. In a statement issued through
