The royal corridors of Iwo Kingdom have once again been thrown into controversy as Queen Chanel Chin, the ex-wife of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, fires back at the monarch, calling him a “deadbeat father.”
This royal drama reignited after Oba Akanbi accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, of conspiring with his former wife to bring him down. The Oluwo claimed that his marriage to Chanel Chin was not borne out of love but rather a setup orchestrated by the Ooni to destroy him.
In a viral video posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the Oluwo alleged that the Ooni “packaged” Chanel from Canada for him.
“He (Ooni) was looking for my downfall, and the next thing, they packaged a woman for me. I didn’t know her from Canada, but it was a setup,” the monarch claimed.
The Oluwo further alleged that Queen Chanel poisoned him twice and attempted to take his life. He also expressed doubts about the paternity of their child, saying he would demand a DNA test to confirm.
“She had a child, which I don’t even know if it’s mine. I must confirm that through DNA,” he said.
Going further, Oba Akanbi accused the Ooni of housing his ex-wife and having an affair with her. He boasted that no traditional or spiritual power could harm him.
“Sango cannot kill me; Ogun cannot kill me. Only God determines when someone will die,” he declared boldly.
Efforts to reach the Ooni’s media aide, Moses Olafare, for comments proved abortive as of press time.
However, in a swift and strongly-worded response posted on her Instagram page, Queen Chanel dismissed all the Oluwo’s allegations as “false, misleading, and damaging to the sacred Yoruba traditional institution.”
According to her, the claim that the Ooni of Ife introduced her to the Oluwo is entirely untrue.
“I was introduced to Mr Akanbi by a respected Lagos monarch, not by the Ooni of Ife. During my time as Olori Oluwo, I regarded this Lagos monarch as my Royal Father and still do,” she stated.
Chanel went on to accuse the Oluwo of neglecting their son, Prince Oduduwa, for over five years.
“Mr Akanbi has been absent from Prince Oduduwa’s life for over five years. He only resurfaced in August this year in Canada, refused to sign passport papers, but dropped $500 – the first support Oduduwa ever received from him since we left the palace,” she revealed.
She urged the public to disregard the monarch’s accusations, maintaining that her focus remains on raising her son and preserving her dignity.
“This shall be my final statement on the matter. Prince Oduduwa remains my beloved son, and I hold the Yoruba people in deep love and respect,” Queen Chanel concluded.
The royal dispute continues to stir reactions across social media, as Nigerians express mixed opinions about the ongoing feud between the Oluwo and his former wife.
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