The Soun of Ogbomoso Oba Jimoh Oyewumi (Ajagungbade 1) is dead.
According to reports, the monarch passed on at about 1:25 am on Sunday.
Oba Oyewumi, a successful trader, reigned for several decades on the throne of his forefathers.
He was said to have taken ill in the past few weeks before succumbing to the cold hands of death Sunday morning.
As at the time of filing this report, several indigenes and sympathisers were thronging his palace to condole with his family.
The monarch died at the age of 95.
The monarch was born on May 27th 1926 in Ogbomoso.
He reigned for 48 years.
Ogbomoso is the second largest town in Oyo State after Ibadan, the State capital.
The monarch was one of the sons of Oba Bello Afolabi Oyewumi.
He ascended the throne on October 24, 1973.
