The Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Osun Condition has denied allegations of a wedding rip-off involving the monarch, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, describing the tale as pretend information.
In a observation despatched to PUNCH On-line on Thursday the Director of Media and Population Affairs on the Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, addressed the claims involving Ms. Fagbule, who was once allegedly swindled of $180,000 by way of people impersonating Ooni.
Olafare mentioned, “The Palace of the Ooni of Ife isn’t ignorant of a trending pretend information about one Ms. Fagbule purportedly swindled of $180,000 allegedly by way of our father, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.
“It is worrisome the level at which ladies have been making themselves victims of marriage frauds on the internet despite our several warnings to the general public, particularly ladies whose ultimate ambition is to become queens of the Ooni, to beware of internet marriage proposal scammers who capitalize on their gullibility and desperation.”
Olafare persevered, “Even supposing it’s not in our custom to reply to pretend information like this, posted and promoted by way of a prison faceless supply via a Twitter (now X) account, it has turn out to be crucial to assemble this reaction for essential clarifications to bring to quitness the flood of authentic considerations expressed by way of boxes, buddies, and fanatics of the Ooni globally.
“The news as posted by a Twitter (now X) handle called ‘99% OPPRESSED’ is fake, untrue, and an unfounded allegation adopted as a character assassination tactic aimed at achieving cheap popularity.”
The observation additional clarified that the alleged Ms. Fagbule was once by no means recognized to the Ooni for any interpersonal communique or courting, let unwanted a wedding proposal.
It additionally highlighted that the Ooni does no longer function any private Fb account and that the purported letter of marriage proposal shared on-line was once a fabrication.
“Rather than taking her matter to appropriate agencies like the EFCC and the Police for professional investigation, she chose to make it a social media brouhaha,” Olafare famous.
“If she truly has a genuine case of marriage proposal fraud, she is hereby invited to the palace in Ile-Ife to physically meet the Ooni for his fatherly assistance and the help of law enforcement agencies to uncover the perpetrators,” he added.
Reaffirming the palace’s stance, the observation concluded, “For the umpteenth age, the Ile Oodua Palace of the Ooni of Ife needs to advise all individuals globally to be wary of their engagements, specifically on social media, because the Ooni does no longer interface with any person by means of the web/social media or appoint proxies to take action.
“Contrary to the fake letter being dangled as evidence in the media, the Palace’s letterhead is unique and familiar to corporate bodies, personalities, and other recipients, with the Ooni’s signature as the ‘Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula’ and not ‘His Imperial Majesty’.”
An nameless journalist by means of a put up on X, had alleged that the Ooni scammed the USA physician of $180,000 nearest the last expressed hobby in construction hospitals in some Southwest states in Nigeria.
It was once additionally alleged that Ooni severed ties with the USA physician nearest he didn’t assemble the funding as previous yes by way of the duo.
In Would possibly, 2024, a middle-aged guy claimed in a viral video that he’s a son of the Ooni of Ife apologised to the most important conventional ruler.
Within the first video, the person claimed the monarch concealed him together with his mom with an instruction that he will have to keep discreetly.