BREAKING:
Ifa Council to Sue Ogun Govt, Awujale Family Over Monarch’s Burial Rites
The International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR) has threatened legal action against the Ogun State Government and the family of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, over what it described as a violation of traditional burial rites.
In a joint statement signed by ICIR President Fayemi Fakayode, PRO Ayanladun Fajemisin, and Legal Representative Ifasola Opeodu, the group expressed dismay that the monarch, who died on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 91, was buried according to Islamic rites instead of following the traditional protocols for a Yoruba king.
The statement, issued from Ibadan, said the council views the burial as a breach of cultural and spiritual norms, and it may approach the courts to challenge what it called a disregard for ancestral customs.
