Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has officially stripped Oba Joseph Oloyede of his title as the Apetu of Ipetumodu following his conviction in a United States court for defrauding COVID-19 relief programs.
The decision was disclosed by the governor’s media spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a statement issued on Monday.
In August 2025, Oloyede was handed a 56-month prison sentence for his involvement in a scheme that siphoned $4.2 million from the U.S. government’s pandemic relief funds.
The monarch’s removal comes after the legal proceedings concluded, with the governor taking swift administrative action.