A viral video has surfaced featuring a man claiming to be the son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The man, dressed in a white Agbada, alleged that the Ooni had hidden him and his mother under false names to conceal his true identity.
However, the palace spokesperson, Moses Olafare, has released a statement vehemently rejecting the man’s assertions as an act of impersonation.
The Ooni of Ife has distanced himself from the claims and has no connection with the individual making these allegations.
According to Olafare, the matter has been reported to the relevant security agencies for further investigation. The palace has also released a statement reaffirming the Ooni’s position, stating that as a responsible father and custodian of tradition, the Ooni is fully aware of and acknowledges all his children and is committed to taking responsibility for them without hesitation.
The statement from the Ooni of Ife reads: “Our attention has been drawn to an amateur video clip featuring a grown-up individual claiming to be a son of our father… The self-acclaimed prince was unknown to the palace and the Ile-Ife populace… He is not a child of Ooni Ogunwusi as fraudulently claimed and also never related in any way to any lineage of the Ogunwusi royal family… We categorically condemn and denounce this shameless act of impersonation in the strongest possible terms.”
