The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has sparked controversy after accusing the Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Ogunwusi of having sexual relations with his Ex wife while they were still married.
In a viral video circulating on social media, the monarch also expressed doubts over the paternity of the child he had with the woman.
In the video shared on his official IG page, the outspoken monarch alleged that his ex-wife was introduced to him from Canada as part of a grand conspiracy to kill him and destroy his reign.
“My things are hidden. None of you can endure what these people have done to me. They packaged a woman for me. I didn’t know her from Canada. It was a setup. She was in my house for over three years, communicating with them and plotting my death,” Oba Akanbi stated.
According to the Oluwo, the woman who later bore a child whose paternity he now questions allegedly poisoned him twice and made several assassinations attempts while secretly working with the Ooni of Ife and his allies.
“They were setting me up with videos and many things in my own house. This supposedly ex-wife was asking me questions in the room, but it was death they sent into my home. She had a child, whom I don’t even know if he’s my child now. I have to confirm that through DNA,” the monarch added.
Oluwo further claimed that after he sent the woman away, the Ooni personally arranged accommodation for her and the child and was allegedly with her at a hotel.
The monarch concluded that his conflict with the Ooni of Ife would “never end,” hinting at a long-standing royal rift between the two traditional rulers.