Alaafin Versus Ashipa: Amuda is Forced to Drink Acid, Amuda Is Dead

The murder of High Chief Yesufu Amuda Olorunkosebi, former Ashipa of Oyo and one of the most influential members of the Oyo Mesi, remains a dark chapter in the history of Oyo Kingdom. On 26 November 1992, the respected chief was gruesomely assassinated near his fish ponds in Oyo town, a killing that ignited outrage across Yorubaland. Despite police investigations, intense public attention, and the questioning of prominent figures, the mystery surrounding his death was never solved. Poet and grandson of the late chief, Yinka Olorunkosebi, revisits the bitter rivalry between his grandfather and Alaafin Adeyemi, exposing the tensions, palace intrigues, and political undercurrents that shaped one of the most explosive periods in Oyo’s traditional history.