The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, next in line to present a candidate for the Awujale throne has filed a lawsuit against Otunba Abdulateef Adebayo Owoyemi over alleged impersonation as the Olori-Ebi (head) of the family.<\/p>\n
In a suit lodged at the Ijebu-Ode High Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Olori-Ebi, Otunba Ajidagba Adedokun, accused Owoyemi of unlawfully parading himself as the family\u2019s head, contrary to a previous ruling of Ijebu-Ode High Court II before Justice Asenuga.<\/p>\n
The claimants include Adedokun of the Adeberu royal family, Prince Adeleke Adeyemi of the Olufadi royal family, and Prince Ademola Sonaya of the Ayora\/Tunwase royal family; all under the Fusengbuwa lineage.<\/p>\n
Adedokun asserted that Owoyemi has no ancestral link to the Ile-Nla compound in Agunsebi, the historic seat of the Fusengbuwa house. He listed the ruling house\u2019s eight recognized branches as Olufadi, Ayora\/Tunwase, Shenowo, Okuyandewo, Oshinuga, Adekenu, Adebiyi, and Adeberu.<\/p>\n
He further claimed that Owoyemi hails from Ikoro-Ekiti and not Ijebu-Ode, a position allegedly affirmed by the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona. Adedokun said his own appointment as Olori-Ebi was ratified on November 23, 2023, with official notification sent to the Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and to the late monarch.<\/p>\n
Speaking to journalists after filing the court documents, Adedokun maintained that the suit aims to stop impersonation.<\/p>\n
\u201cFusengbuwa Ruling House is rooted in Agunsebi Ile-Nla, Ijebu-Ode, no one can rewrite that history,\u201d he said. \u201cChief Lateef Owoyemi admitted in open court before Justice Asenuga that he is from Ikoro-Ekiti. He has no claim to the Fusengbuwa headship.\u201d<\/p>\n
The claimants are asking the court to restrain Owoyemi from presenting himself as Olori-Ebi of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House and to enforce earlier court directives on the matter.<\/p>\n
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The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, next in line to present a candidate for the Awujale throne has filed a lawsuit against Otunba Abdulateef Adebayo Owoyemi over alleged impersonation as the Olori-Ebi (head) of the family. In a suit lodged at the Ijebu-Ode High Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Olori-Ebi, Otunba […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n