There Is No 'abobaku 'in Ile-Ife --- High Chief.

The Is No 'abobaku'In Ile -Ife--- High Chief.

An Ife High Chief and a former law maker .Hon Rotimi Makinde has denied the story making the round about the existence of 'abobaku' (the maid that will be buried alongside the oba) in Ile-Ife .
Makinde who is the Maiyegun of Ifewara said there is nothing like 'abobaku'but 'Saarun' the head of the 'Emese'the palace steward who follows the Oba everywhere he goes.
The Ile-Ife born chief added that the Saarun to the late Oba Adesoji Aderemi who died in 1980 was the late Yaya Arasanmi who passed on in 1987 that is seven years after the demise of the late Oba Aderemi.
Hon.Makinde said that as the late Oba Okunade Sijuade will be interred tomorrow nobody will be buried along with him.