A former queen, Olayinka, has come forward with shocking allegations against Oba Adekeye Adeyemi Olanrewaju, the Abepa of Joga Orile in Yewa North, Ogun State, accusing him of assaulting her and using charms to defraud women.
In audio recordings obtained by SaharaReporters, Olayinka detailed how the monarch allegedly coerced her into financially supporting his lavish lifestyle.
She claimed that when Adekeye wanted to ask her for money, he would put a cap on his head and ask. If she refused, he would go back to his room.
Olayinka recounted how the traditional ruler reportedly threw lavish parties on credit and then pressured her for money to cover the costs.
She alleged that he used similar tactics on another woman, Bunmi (Christy Oluwabunmi), and attempted to do the same on her birthday when she turned 40 plus.
According to her, the monarch said he wanted to celebrate her birthday for her but then told her that she had to give him money. She asked, “Why should I give you money to celebrate my own birthday?”
Olayinka further alleged that before meeting the king, she owned two houses.
She had planned to sell one and reinvest in rental properties, but the monarch began showing her different Range Rover models, raising suspicions about his intentions.
She claimed that she financed his trips abroad, as he had no known business or source of income.
The former queen also accused Oba Adekeye of using charms to control people, saying their relationship turned violent when she confronted him.
“The day I questioned him about charms was the day he beat me,” she alleged.
She recounted an incident involving a native doctor, “Abore”, who warned that any sacrifice (ebo) performed by the king could lead to his demise due to the number of women he had wronged.
The native doctor reportedly declared that only Olayinka, described as “a special child, untouchable by harm,” could intervene on his behalf.
Olayinka said she carried out the sacrifice for the monarch, but he later turned against her, branding her a witch.
The former queen stated, “The mother comes from a royal family, but not in Joga. It was Gbenga Daniel who made him king because they were friends.
“His family does not come from a lineage of Obas. They are not from a royal Oba family. People who think they are Olori and believe their child would be a king should forget it. The people of Joga do not like him.”
“When I left him, he said two things that made me angry. He was fighting with another Oba over land in Joga. You can even look it up on Google—I saw it there. They wanted to reclaim their land, saying he was encroaching on it,” she said.
Olayinka said, “Now, some say he is a land grabber. I don’t know about that. But at the time, the situation was terrible. Kabiyesi couldn’t sleep. In fact, he barely sleeps because he has so many things on his mind.
“You see, all these parties he throws—he takes credit (‘gbese’) to finance them. Then he would beg me for money to cover the costs. The same thing he did to Bunmi, he wanted to do to me on my birthday when I turned forty-something.
“He said, ‘Let me celebrate your birthday for you.’ I agreed. Then he told me I had to give him money. I asked, ‘Why should I give you money to celebrate my own birthday?’
“He started making calls, trying to arrange things, and I said no. That was when our fight started in September.”
“Yes, that fight started when Oba Adekeye wanted to ask me for money. He would put a cap on his head and ask. If you refused, he would go back to his room.”
She noted that a lot had happened.
When asked if she was the one who renovated the palace where Oba Adekeye is staying, she confirmed it.
She said, “Yes, when I met him, it was just at the foundation level. Even Ayomide, who was there at the time, can testify. The new structure was only at the foundation stage.
“Before we met, I had two houses. I told him that I wanted to sell the first one and use the money to buy another, more special one, where people could rent apartments.
“Before I sold the house, Oba Adekeye started showing me different types of Range Rover cars. I thought to myself, Is this man in his right mind?
“I have pictures from the party we hosted together in London, where many people attended to grace the occasion. Kabiyesi and his friends were there. The party is still on YouTube—it was a remembrance party I organised for my mother.
“I was the one who used to buy him tickets to travel abroad. I have many receipts as proof, but I will not reveal them because God has already blessed me beyond pettiness.”
“Oba Adekeye has no business; he does not work, and everyone knows that,” she alleged.
The former queen said, “Oba Adekeye uses charms on people. The day I confronted him with charms was the same day we fought, and he beat me.
“My room and Ayomide’s room, his grandson’s, were opposite each other. It had its own upstairs section. The middle room was for the children. So what is Nike talking about? Why would I finish a place where he would say, ‘Yami (lend me), fun mi (give me), raise mi’?
“And yet, he was not forthcoming with the money. So, all these things were happening. Even Oba Adekeye knew that when the native doctor, Abore, came to the palace, there were already problems. “They said, ‘If you carry any sacrifice (Ebo), you won’t come back alive because you have angered many women.’
“Then they told him, ‘Kabiyesi, the only person who can help you, who can go and pray on your behalf, is Olori Olayinka. She is the only one, a special child, untouchable by harm.’
“So I went and carried the sacrifice (Ebo) for Kabiyesi. And he went to court. Everything was fine.
“And yet, I suddenly became a witch to Kabiyesi. After everything I did, after all the women having children for him—yes, when I was leaving him, I was pregnant, but I came to London. I said no.”
“Oba Adekeye said that if I didn’t come back to him, I would regret everything. It was really frustrating, but thank God, I came back stronger,” Olayinka added.
However, attempts by SaharaReporters to contact the monarch via his mobile phone were unsuccessful.
Allegations By UK-Based Woman
SaharaReporters previously reported that a UK-based Nigerian woman had accused the monarch of using marriage as a scheme to defraud her.
The woman, identified as Christy Oluwabunmi, claimed that the monarch exploited her trust, leading to financial and material losses amounting to hundreds of millions of naira.
She told SaharaReporters that the monarch later went ahead to help her obtain a forged divorce certificate to leave her former husband so that the monarch could marry her.
“Kabiyesi went to forge a divorce certificate for me to leave my husband and also took me to the court registry to formalise my marriage with him.
“It was later I realised this is his usual way of deceiving women. In fact, it was later I knew no fewer than five women were once his victims. He always preyed on wealthy ones like me,” the woman told SaharaReporters in a telephone conversation.
In petitions submitted to the Osun State Governor; Ondo State Governor; Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Inspector General of Police, and Director General of the State Security Service (SSS), otherwise known as Department of State Services (DSS), and the Chairman of Ogun Council of Obas, Ms. Oyewole narrated how Adekeye Adeyemi approached her on June 30, 2022, with romantic advances, promising marriage and financial stability.
“He pretended to be in love with me, vowing to marry me and support my business. Eventually, I was manipulated into transferring over N53 million via electronic transactions, N12 million in cash, mobile phones worth N10.8 million, and gold valued at N120 million,” she wrote in the petition, attaching receipts as evidence.
The victim further alleged that after extorting her, the traditional ruler attempted to lure her into a dubious ritual in Ekiti State, where she was told she would need to sacrifice an eye or a leg to attain financial prosperity.
Realising she was being deceived, she resisted, only to find herself financially ruined and abandoned.
In a shocking revelation, she claimed the monarch had forged a divorce judgment and had used the same fraudulent scheme on at least three other women.
When she demanded a refund of her money and valuables, he allegedly threatened her life, boasting about his influence and ties to cultists and thugs.
“He has converted my hard-earned money, gold, phones, and valuables to his personal use unlawfully. All efforts to retrieve them have proved abortive. Instead, he threatens to kill me, claiming nothing will happen because he is a king,” she alleged.