The standard ruler of Idogun in Ose Native Authorities Space of Ondo State, Onidogun of Idogun, Oba Moses Ekundayo Bakare has died.
The monarch reportedly collapsed on Wednesday and was taken to a hospital, the place he remained in a coma for 24 hours earlier than passing away on Thursday night.
His demise comes almost a 12 months after a disaster rocked the group in October 2025, when some residents allegedly assaulted him in an incident captured in a viral video.
Following the assault, the monarch reportedly left Idogun and remained away from the group till his demise.
Within the aftermath of the disaster, the Ondo State Authorities constituted a panel of inquiry to analyze the incident and submit its findings. Nevertheless, the panel’s report has but to be made public.
The state Commissioner for Data and Orientation, Idowu Ajanaku, who can also be an indigene of Idogun, confirmed the monarch’s demise and expressed the federal government’s condolences to his household and the complete group.
Ajanaku stated the chiefs of Idogun had knowledgeable him of the event. He additionally appealed to residents to keep up peace and order and keep away from violence throughout the mourning interval.
In the meantime, studies from the group indicated that some indigenes against the late monarch prevented his stays from being introduced into Idogun on Thursday.
The residents reportedly blocked the street with logs of wooden, forcing these transporting the physique to return it to a mortuary in Owo.
