The Olugbo-in-Council which is the Highest Traditional Body of
Ugboland in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have debunked
rumours of the arrest of the Olugbo of Ugboland, His Imperial Majesty,
Oba (Dr.) Frederick E. Obateru Akinruntan, CON.
Speaking through the Secretary of the Kingdom, Chief I. A. Demehim,
the Olugbo-in-Council, asserts that the reported arrest of the Highly
Revered Monarch, who is the Paramount Ruler and Prescribed Authority
of Ugboland as well as Founder of the Multi-Billion Dollar Obat Group
is completely false.
According to High Chief Isaiah Demehin, “the news report by Sahara
Reporters which is also being peddled by several soft sell bloggers
that Kabiyesi was arrested by EFCC for Money Laundering is not only
laughable and false but also a sacrilege to the traditional stool of
our land. The Olugbo is domiciled in Ugbo, and Kabiyesi was dutifully
attending to traditional matters as well as the needs of his subjects
on Friday”
Furthermore, Chief Isaiah Demehin stated that it is pitiful that such
a blog as widespread as Sahara Reporters would tell a lie against a
Monarch while throwing away all ethics which places the onus on them
to confirm from the Palace of the Olugbo which is always filled with
throngs of people and activities which the Olugbo presides upon by
himself or cross check their write up with the EFCC as a mark of
professionalism.
In conclusion, he stated, “I wish to advise our journalists to always
cross-check their facts and stop embarrassing innocent persons. It is
especially sad that any journalist would embark on a path to destroy
the great image of Nigeria’s Doyen of Industry who has contributed
immensely to the socio economic and human capital development of
Nigeria.
Our Monarch is a great father and would not join issues with any media
house, however, I think it is dutiful of any journalist that is sound
to learn how to accord honour to revered traditional stools, and avoid
being used by disgruntled persons to tarnish the images of global
icons as the Billionaire Monarch whose business conglomerates have
transformed Ugboland and Nigeria as a whole.