Oba Saburee Babajide Isola Bakre, the 9th Agura of Gbagura, Egbaland, Abeokuta, and Jamolu II has died.
The news of Bakre’s demise came in on Wednesday evening after he fell ill on Tuesday afternoon.
He was promptly admitted to a hospital in Abeokuta, but due to the severity of his condition, he was transferred to a different medical facility in Lagos later that same day.
Chief Rasaq Adesola Obe, the Balogun Ijayekukudi Traditional Council of Chiefs and Administrative Secretary to the Agura Palace, delivered the announcement in the early hours of Thursday.
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A statement about his death read:
“The Osi of Egbaland and Balogun of Ibadan Township Gbagura Abeokuta has entrusted me with the solemn duty of informing you that His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Saburee Babajide Bakre Jamolu II, the Agura of Gbagura, peacefully passed away today, on the 14th of June, 2023.
“May Kabiyesi ‘soul rest in perfect peace. May Almighty Allah Grant His Family and Gbagura Chiefs, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. Amen.”
