Lovely Photos of 81-year-old Alaafin of Oyo and His Seven Beautiful Wives
81-year-old Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, was pictured with some of his pretty wives during the Eid-Kabir celebration on Friday, July 31.
Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III was born 15 October 1938. He is the Alaafin, or traditional ruler, of the Yoruba town of Oyo and rightful heir to the throne of its historic empire.
He was coronated on the 18 November 1970. His father was Oba Adeniran Adeyemi II.
Lamidi has been in the seat from 18 November 1970 till present
According to Wikipedia, the monarch is married to seven women, but some other resources say that he has only four wives, other confirm the number is seven wives, some talk about even ten wives. But from the picture above it confirms the monarch has just seven wives.
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