Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- The deposed Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Joseph Oloyede, has sued Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and other state officials, seeking to stop the government from appointing a successor to the traditional stool.

Mr Oloyede, who holds both US and Nigerian citizenship, was convicted and sentenced in August 2025 to 56 months (four years and eight months) in prison in the US over a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fund fraud.

Following his conviction, Mr Adeleke removed the monarch after the Osun State government received the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgement of the US court in May.

The state government subsequently declared the Apetumodu stool vacant and said it would begin the process of appointing a ne...