If Ooni doesn’t admit he’s my father, I’ll reveal more secrets, man give monarch two-month ultimatum
If Ooni doesn’t admit he’s my father, I’ll reveal more secrets, man give monarch two-month ultimatum
A middle-aged man, who claimed to be the son of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has issued a 2-month ultimatum to the foremost Yoruba monarch to accept him otherwise he will divulge more secrets, according to Punch.
The man, who did not identity himself, stated this in a video that has gone viral on social media. According to him, the monarch hid him, alongside his mother, with strict instructions that he should stay discreet.
He added that the Ooni’s silence on his identity as a prince promoted him to make the video.
He said in the video:
“Oba Enitan Ogunwunsi is my father. He hid me with my mother with a clear instruction that I must not reveal myself.”
“Anytime I desire to come to the palace, he (Ooni) would stop me saying it was not yet time. Now is the time. My mum might not talk, but I will say the truth. The king is my biological father.”
The self-acclaimed Ife prince added that though he is not suffering, he is no longer interested in the things that he has acquired. His primary interest now, according to him, is be known as the son of the king, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.
Meanwhile, the palace of the Ooni has debunked the man’s claims and described him as an impersonator.
Reacting to the video on Thursday, the Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, in a statement disclosed that the matter has been reported to security agencies for further action.
Olafare insisted that the monarch, as a responsible father and custodian of tradition, know his children and would stop at nothing to take full responsibility for them.
According to him, not only is the self-acclaimed prince not the Ooni’s child but he is also not related in any way to any lineage of the Ogunwusi royal family and the Giesi Royal Compound of Ile-Ife at large.
He, therefore, urged the impersonator to desist from parading himself as the Ooni’d Son, warning that the Yoruba would not tolerate any attempt to undermine or tarnish its legacy through fraudulent means.
