Iwo Princes Drag Oluwo Oba Akanbi to Court, Want Him Deposed For Allegedly Exhuming Past Kings’ Remains
Three ruling houses in Iwo, Osun State, have filed a suit at the State High Court seeking the deposition of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, over allegations linked to the reported exhumation of the remains of past monarchs from the sacred palace burial grounds.
The Ogunmakinde Ande, Adegunodo, and Alausa ruling houses described the alleged action as a serious breach of Yoruba monarchical tradition, insisting it was unacceptable and contrary to the sanctity attached to the throne and the resting places of past kings.
They are asking the court to declare the monarch unfit to occupy the stool, nullify his installation, and order a fresh selection process in line with customary law.
The claimants argue that the dignity of past rulers remained central to the continuity of the Iwo traditional institution, warning that any interference undermined established cultural order.
They are also seeking an order restraining him from further parading himself as Oluwo pending determination of the case.
