Oba's Publicly Beaten Wife Dies 13 Months Later (Renal Failure)

Olori Bolanle, the estranged wife of the deposed Deji of Akure, Oba Oluwadare Adepoju yesterday died in a private hospital in Lagos. Her death came 13 months after she was publicly beaten by the deposed monarch.

A native of Owo from the famous Fadeyi family claimed Bolanle was said to have given up the ghost at 4.45am in an hospital in Ikeja, Lagos.
The spokesman of the family, Mr. John Fadeyi said the late Olori had been suffering from renal failure for some time.

He, however, said the cause of her death had not been ascertained since autopsy had not been carried out. He noted that the burial arrangement for the late Olori would be communicated to the public later.

The late ex-queen is survived by two children.
There had been conflicting reports about the whereabouts of the Olori, shortly after the deposition of herhusband, Oba Oluwadare Adepoju. Rumour was rife that the ex- queen had relocated to Ibadan, where she owned a boutique, another source said she had moved to Owo.

The crisis between Bolanle and her husband reached a crescendo in May 2010 when she was engaged by her husband in a street fight at her residence, located opposite state Specialist Hospital, Akure.
The crisis later led to the deposition of the monarch on June 10, 2010, thereby making him the first traditional ruler to be deposed in Akure history.