The Oldest Monarch in Oyo State, Oba Samuel Durodola Afolabi2, the Onilua of Ilualand, Kajola Local Government, Area of the State died in the early hours of Saturday, May 23rd at the age of 141.
The monarch was said to have died after a brief illness associated with old age.
According to biography, Oba Samuel Afolabi 2 became the king of the community 38 years ago when he was reported to have been 102 years of age.
He was born in 1879 to the family of Afolabi and became the king after the demise of Oba Majaro and enthroned in 1981 when he was 102 years of age.
It was revealed that Oba Afolabi was a commercial farmer at Arigidana, Baba ode in Itesiwaju Local Government of the state before community leaders and king makers unanimously agreed to make him the king of Ilualand.
During his lifetime as a king, it was revealed that he contributed greatly to the growth and development of Ilualand, Kajola Local Government and Oyo State as a whole.
