The Ooni of Ife has sympathized with Oba Akiolu over the inferno that raised his abode in Lagos yesterday.
Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi
The spokesperson of the Ooni’s palace, Moses Olafare, told Premium Times that the Ife monarch, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is unhappy with the fire incident.
“We are not happy over the fact that the palace of Lagos king got burnt, we can only sympathise with the palace on the development,” he said.
It was reported the fire incident at the Lagos monarch’s palace. The fire occurred about one week after a video showed the Lagos monarch, Rilwan Akiolu, snub the Ooni.
There have been rumours on social media that Tuesday’s fire was caused by the snub, reports denied by Mr. Olafare.
“People are entitle to their own views,” he said. “But what people say doesn’t mean that is the position of the palace.”
“What happened is mere coincidence and should not be traced to the incident in Lagos, we send our sympathies,” he added.