Yoruba activities, Sunday Adeyemo, well known as Sunday Igboho, has asked for forgiveness from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,  over a statement he made accusing the Monarch of not telling President Buhari the truth about the killer herdsmen crisis in the South-West region.      

Igboho on Wednesday morning at a virtual ‘Townhall With Yoruba In Diaspora’, Ooni should have told Buhari the truth but he did not, instead Ooni returned and started tackling me to leave the remaining task to the government to finish.

He said he wished “Alaafin should have been the one invited to meet Buhari but since the Ooni was invited, he should be bold to tell the President the whole truth and make the demands of the Yoruba people known to the President.”

However, Sunday Ignoho had begged for forgiveness, saying he never meant to insult the Ooni of Ife.

In his apology, he called the Monarch his father.

“They said I insulted the Ooni of Ife. The monarch and I, as well as the Olugbon, have spoken on the phone,” he said.

“The Yoruba tradition doesn’t permit the insult of elders. But because I was pained by the issue, my tongue was caught up in the moment. I spoke according to how pained I was. It wasn’t the Ooni alone I directed my words at, I also did to other elders.

“It’s a case of father and child. The monarch and I have spoken as well as the Olugbon. I did not insult the Ooni. And if it appears as if I did, he should forgive me,” he added.