A family member has announced that the deceased Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, who died late Thursday, will be buried on Friday evening in Ibadan.
ADULAWO News reports that the monarch, who died barely 72 hours after completing two years on the throne as the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, will be buried at his Aliiwo ancestral home by 4:00 p.m. according to Islamic rites.
This was revealed by his younger brother, Kola Balogun, who disclosed this in a statement by the monarch’s media aide, Oladele Ogunsola, that “Olubadan bowed out gracefully this evening at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan after a brief illness.”
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He added that the monarch was taken to the hospital after staying indoors throughout Tuesday due to malaria fever.
“Baba was hale and hearty on Monday when he personally received the few guests who paid him congratulatory visits on his second-year anniversary on that day,” Mr Balogun said.