May 01, (THEWILL) – Estranged wife of late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Damilola Adeyemi and her mother were thrown out of the palace while on a condolence visit to other wives of the deceased and his relatives.
Damilola, whose other motive for the visit was allegedly to remind members of the late monarch’s family that she would soon return to reclaim her inheritance as one of his legally married wives, was practically disgraced and thrown out by the palace guards, who warned her never to set foot in the palace again because she packed her things in 2020 and left on her own accord.
Although Damilola’s mother pleaded with the guards to allow her daughter to pay her last respects to the late Alaafin and to commiserate with her co-wives, they would have none of that and went on to kick both of them out. The guards insisted that by exiting the palace in 2020, Damilola had severed her ties with the traditional ruler.
By walking out of her marriage and abandoning her matrimonial home in 2020, Damilola was said to have broken a sacred rule. A few months after her exit, she accused the traditional ruler of constantly threatening and harassing her in a statement posted on social media. She also claimed that the king wanted to kidnap her. But her family would have none of that and ordered her to return to her matrimonial home. The allegations were denied by the palace and it was announced that she was no longer welcome in the palace.
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