May 14, 2026

Alaafin of Oyo’s estranged wife, Olori Damilola, begs monarch to accept her back

By Damilola A.

Olori Damilola, the estranged wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has tendered a public apology to the monarch and the royal family.

Damilola had earlier accused the royal family of maltreatment when she was in the palace which led to her leaving and vowing never to return.

Olori Damilola Adeyemi

However, in her recent post shared via her Instagram page on Sunday appealed to Alaafin of Oyo to accept her back while blaming frustration and some friends misled her to leave the palace.

She wrote: “I WANT TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO TENDER UNRESERVED APOLOGIES TO THE ENTIRE FAMILIES OF ADEYEMI (ALAAFIN OF OYO) OVER MY LAST POST.

“PLEASE 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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