Ooni Of Ife Reacts To Fire Outbreak At Lagos Palace

There was fire at the palace of the Oba of Lagos on earlier today. After the news broke, Nigerians took to social media to say the outbreak was as a result of  what Oba of Lagos did to Ooni of Ife at a public event. However, the Ife palace has stated that the fire outbreak has nothing to do with the Lagos’ monarch’s relationship with the Ooni of Ife, an official has said.


The spokesperson of the Ooni’s palace, Moses Olafare, says the Ife monarch, Enitan Ogunwusi, is unhappy with the fire incident.

“We are not happy over the fact that the palace of Lagos king got burnt, we can only sympathise with the palace on the development,” he said.
There have been rumours on social media that Tuesday’s fire was caused by the snub, reports denied by Mr. Olafare.
“People are entitle to their own views,” he said. “But what people say doesn’t mean that is the position of the palace.”
“What happened is mere coincidence and should not be traced to the incident in Lagos, we send our sympathies,” he added.

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