The Palace of the Monarch of Ife, Osun State has denied all allegations of a marriage scam which has been trending online.
According to reports, a woman, identified as Ms. Fagbule had gone online to revealed that she was scammed the sum $180,000 under the pretense of marriage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
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Releasing a statement to Punch Online on Thursday, the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Moses Olafare, who addressed the case said it was all fake and a case of impersonation.
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Olafare stated,
“The Palace of the Ooni of Ife is not unaware of a trending fake news about one Ms. Fagbule purportedly swindled of $180,000 allegedly by our father, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi.
“It is worrisome the level at which ladies have been making themselves victims of marriage frauds on the internet despite our several warnings to the general public, particularly ladies whose ultimate ambition is to become queens of the Ooni, to beware of internet marriage proposal scammers who capitalize on their gullibility and desperation.”
“Even though it is not in our tradition to respond to fake news like this, posted and promoted by a criminal faceless source through a Twitter (now X) account, it has become imperative to make this response for necessary clarifications in order to calm the inundation of genuine concerns expressed by subjects, friends, and lovers of the Ooni globally.
“The news as posted by a Twitter (now X) handle called ‘99% OPPRESSED’ is fake, untrue, and an unfounded allegation adopted as a character assassination tactic aimed at achieving cheap popularity.”
Contrary to the fake letter being dangled as evidence in the media, the Palace’s letterhead is unique and familiar to corporate bodies, personalities, and other recipients, with the Ooni’s signature as the ‘Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula’ and not ‘His Imperial Majesty’.”
It was gathered that a blogger on X had made a post alleging that a US doctor was scammed $180,000 under the guise of constructing hospitals, and the Ooni cut ties after he failed to make the investment as earlier agreed by the duo.
