Queen Damilola, one of the wives of 83-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has tendered an unreserved apology to the monarch and the entire royal family over her previous misconduct.
In 2020, queen Damilola decided to quit her almost five-year-old marriage with Alaafin and not to return to the palace after accusing the king of constantly threatening and harassing her.
Recall that Queen Damilola was locked up in a cell after allegedly going against a palace rule, an act that prompted her to flee the palace for Lagos on April 2021.
The 24-year-old mother of two twin boys also claimed that the king was planning to kidnap her, adding that her life and that of her family was in danger.
However, the elders in her family who didn’t accept her decision ordered her to return to the palace and pleaded with the monarch for forgiveness on her behalf.
Days after her exit from the place Damilola became homeless until some concerned Nigerians decided to contribute money towards helping her get a decent accommodation and start-up life again.
However, on May 31st 2021 a man in a video shared by Instagram blogger Gistlovers alleged that the monarch frequently sends feeding allowances to queen Dami after her exit from the palace.
The man also alleged that the Alaafin also rented an apartment for Dami’s mother. In contrast, the queen has refuted the claims saying she paid for her mother’s rent and son’s school fees from the money contributed to her by well-meaning Nigerians.
In a chat with Dami, the blogger questioned her if she would return to the palace following the claims of the monarch.
She responded, saying she would not be returning to bondage as the monarch is only trying to manipulate her.
In a new development, Queen Damilola, in a post shared on her Instagram page on Sunday 31st October 2021, apologised to the monarch and refuted the claims the Oba Adeyemi was not taking care of her.
According to Queen Dami, frustration and some friends had misled her to leave the palace, adding that some things are not more evident to her, and she is sorry for dragging the royal family in the mud.
Queen Damilola begged the royal monarch to forgive her and accept her back into the palace, stating that she would refund the money people contributed to during her difficult times.
“I WANT TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO TENDER UNRESERVED APOLOGIES TO THE ENTIRE FAMILIES OF ADEYEMI ( ALAAFIN OF OYO) OVER MY LAST POST. PLS I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT I’M NOT UNDER DURESS IN SENDING THIS MESSAGE AND THAT I’M IN GOOD STATE OF MIND.
THAT ALL THAT I SAID IN MY LAST POST ABOUT LEAVING THE PALACE AND THAT ALAAFIN WAS NOT TAKING CARE OF ME AND ALL WHAT I SAID NEGATIVELY CONCERNING HIM(ALAAFIN) WAS FALSE IT WAS FRIENDS THAT MISLEAD ME AND OUT OF FRUSTRATION.BUT NOW THINGS ARE CLEAR AND I’M SINCERELY SORRY FOR TRYING TO BRING DOWN THE ROYAL FAMILY.
I HAVE BEEN TO LAGOS AND ABUJA TO SEEK FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. I WRITE THIS IN TEARS AND BEG EVERY GOOD MOTHER TO PLS PLEAD TO MY HUSBAND( ALAAFIN OF OYO) ON MY BEHAVE TO FORGIVE ME. AND TO ALL THOSE THAT CONTRIBUTE ONE MONEY OF THE OTHER WHEN I GET BACK TO PALACE I WILL DEFINITELY REFUND YOU PEOPLE. THANKS
IT’S FOR THOSE THAT UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
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