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Oba Adeyemi’s body interred in the palace (Photos)

Alaafin’s body was laid in an open coffin.

The remains of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, have been laid to rest at the palace, after traditional and Islamic rites.

The Chief Imam of Oyo, Sheikh Mos’ud Ajokidero and other notable Islamic clerics in Oyo and neighbouring towns performed the funeral prayers.

The body of the 83-year-old Oba Adeyemi was laid in an open coffin, instead of a mat.

A mammoth crowd gathered from the town and beyond to witness the burial of the monarch.

Chief Imam of Oyo leads the prayers for the repose of the soul of the monarch.

 

Islamic clerics carry the coffin containing the remains to the grave.

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