{"id":94252,"date":"2022-04-23T17:43:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T16:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94252"},"modified":"2022-04-23T17:43:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T16:43:57","slug":"breaking-bees-attack-mourners-at-alaafins-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/breaking-bees-attack-mourners-at-alaafins-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"(BREAKING):\u00a0Bees Attack Mourners At Alaafin\u2019s Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1730917744310126640\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several residents of Oyo town who flooded the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThis happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, who died on Friday night.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOur correspondent observed that to ward off the attacking bees, residents in the open space in the palace who were affected plucked tree branches and leaves to drive the unwanted creatures away.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nA policeman was one of the victims and some of the mourners assisted him to drive away the bees and removed some of the insects which got stuck in his uniform.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile the remains of the Alaafin have been interred after Islamic prayers were\u00a0offered inside the palace today.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">A cultural icon and committed traditionalist though, Alaafin Adeyemi III often identified as a Muslim.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHis remains were brought to Oyo in the early hours of Saturday from Ado Ekiti, where he passed on at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital. Traditional rites then followed upon arrival in Oyo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Alaafin reigned for 51 years, the longest for any Oyo monarch.<br \/>\nHe was announced and installed Alaafin in late 1970, but the coronation ceremony held in January 1971.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAlaafin Adeyemi was the Permanent Chairman of Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several residents of Oyo town who flooded the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. 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