Episode 2
At
the end of 1st semester, Adepelu was arrested at cultists initiation
ceremony, Adepelu thought it was business as usual as it was in the
village where his mother will influence the process but it was a
different ball game, all the students involved were rusticated and
handed over to the police. The news had gotten to the King who insisted
on going to the station without Atoke and he successfully did, on
getting to the station the King pleaded for a favour, to the sunrise of
the officers, he (the King) requested Adepelu should not be released
like his peers, the King pleaded that he should be kept in custody for
at least 3months probably he will turn a new leaf when he's later freed.
The King returned to the village and told Atoke the state government
has directed that all the rusticated students be kept in cell for
3months. The King sent for the priest later in the day to seek
clarification from the gods on certain things, as the Oracle was
consulted, the priest chanted "aja iibiiijo" (a dog doesn't give birth
in open place) so the proceedings has to be shrouded in secrecy as the
priest and King went to the inner room leaving the chiefs, queens and
others in the palace.
After 3months, Akinpelu
returned home and narrated what really happened to his mother, they both
felt aggrieved and become angry with the King, I pray that man wasn't
my father Akinpelu said angrily, this is not a time for prayer but for
actions Atoke stated, a month later the King died after a slight
illness. The council of chiefs met and decided that they should be no
lacuna in administration of the state and the Olisa {Chief Lisa of the
land who is mostly the highest ranked chief of any Yoruba kingdom} be
declared the 'Adele Oba' {The Regent King} pending the three lunar
months which the tradition stipulates as a mourning period before they
can now start taking about enthroning a new King after the period. Why
is Lisa seating on my father's throne?, Why is he giving orders like my
father? Adepelu protested, that is the tradition the chiefs replied, why
am I not the one seating on the throne Adepelu asked, the chiefs took
time out to explain that as it precedence they are following and will
remain so till the oracle decides the next King.
At
the completion of the mourning period the oracle stated that the
deceased King will be the one to choose whoever will be the new King and
the whole village should stay calm and exercise patience till Late Oba
Abolarinwa communicate them through a means visible to all. Rumours have
it in some section of the village that the King makers are playing a
fast one everyone by attempting to install the Chief (Lisa) as the next
King, few days ater the Lisa became late, The late King's eldest
daughter was called upon to be the next Regent of which she agreed after
series of persuasion and also agreed of keeping up with the customs and
traditions binding the position in order to avert any form of calamity
but not without beefing up the security at the palace as the death
killing one associates is indeed proverbial.
Watch out for Episode 3
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