[JUST IN] COVID-19 fraud: Adeleke deposes Osun monarch sentenced to prison in US

Governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has deposed Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetu of Ipetumodu following the monarch’s conviction in the United States over COVID-19 relief funds fraud.

The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Olawale Rasheed announced Oloyede’s removal in a statement released on Monday.

NewsClick Nigeria reports that in August 2025, Oloyede was sentenced to 56 months in prison for defrauding the US government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.

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