Photo: Late Deji of Akure’s corpse being placed on a chair for chiefs to pay homage

The corpse of the late Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida, the

Afunbiowo (II) was today placed on the Monarch chair which was part of

the tradition of the Akure Kingdom, a way of wishing the late

traditional ruler farewell.

Residents of Akure, the Ondo State Capital trooped to the palace to

see the corpse of their late king who died at the early hours of

Sunday in his palace after a slight headache.

When DailyPost got to the paramount ruler's palace, the place was

filled with crowd.

The palace Chiefs were busy paying homage to the late Deji as if he was alive.

One of the Deji in Council who spoke with our correspondent said

placing Deji on his seat was part of the tradition that must carried

out in honour of the deceased Monarch.

The burial date for the late king is yet to be announced, but sources

have revealed that he may be buried tomorrow.

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