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The Olu of Itori, Oba AbdulFatai Akorede Akamo has described a publication in the Punch Newspaper of Wednesday 26, February 2025,titled “Ogun monarch orders arrest, detention of PUNCHman over trending video” as a tissue of lies.
Oba Akamo said that he never ordered arrest or detention of any Journalist as was reported by the Punch Newspaper and that the whole narrations was filled with lies, and a total distortion of fact.
The Ogun Monarch who is currently marking his 21st coronation anniversary, stated that he neither ordered the arrest nor request for detention of the said correspondent but acknowledged the presence of the journalist among those invited for a press briefing as part of activities to celebrate his coronation.
Narrating what transpired between him and the correspondent, Oba Akamo expressed his dismay that such a report was published during his happy mood, recalling that the reporter came forward to him afte the briefing “and said he wanted to ask me a question. I felt somehow and asked myself why he didn’t ask when his colleagues were asking questions. Well, I told him to go ahead with his question. Then, he asked about a land matter of which I’m not involved. I told him that I had answered a related question during the briefing and that I stand by my comment during the briefing”.
Continuing the Oba said “the reporter insisted that he would not leave unless I answered him. That attitude was strange to me coming from a reporter, and it raised a suspicion that he probably had an agenda different from the press briefing. I then ignored him and attended to other guests who were waiting for my attention I don’t know how he came about the story about my ordering his arrest,this came to me as a surprise “
The traditional ruler said the little knowledge he had observed among his journalist friends is their adherence to accurate reporting of events, pointing out that the allegation the correspondent had published against his person was misleading to the public who were not in the palace during the briefing.
“I am aware of the said land but I am not the one who bought it, let alone sending anybody there. I have my landed property elsewhere. Why should anybody link me with this one? But I am used to these false allegations anyway. That is the price I have to pay for being a prominent traditional ruler “.
“I hold every Journalist in high esteem, I am a friend of the media and will continue to be their friend. It is just unfortunate that we’re seeing this when I am giving thanks to God for witnessing another year on the throne. Anyway, I have moved on”.
