'Kings Are People Too' - Popular Yoruba Monarch Ditches 'Royal Outfit' As He Storms Mall

August 2024 · 2 minute read

The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi has stirred mixed reactions online as he ditches the traditional royal outfit while walking in a shopping mall in London.

Naija News reports that the traditional ruler took to his Instagram page to share a video of him without any palace guards and rocking a simple native outfit.

According to Oba, many people were looking at him in amazement, he however noted that kings are people too.

He wrote: “A Paramount Ruler taking a walk in the Mall to the amazement of many but Kings are people too.”

The video caused a stir among his followers while some dared him to walk in such a manner in a Nigerian mall others claim that nobody cares about kings abroad.

ceo_cards wrote: “I dare you to walk like that in one of the mall in Osun state”

__.hakeem._ wrote: “No one cares about king abroad”

adesoladqueen wrote: “But this is not Nigeria Kabiesi…. We want to see you rolling like this at home too Sir”

prince_deji.payne wrote: “This is a mall in London England,lol only if they knew who was walking among them, Oba ilu kan,alase lori gbo gbo irunmole, Long live Sir.”

kingtundeblack wrote: “You are the real dude man. Royalty isn’t stopping your vibe”

lolasekoni2 wrote: “Our king is in Dubai! Which one of the malls are you my king? Emirate or Dubai malls.”

iamdotunobasa wrote: “Kabiyesi! They don’t know you sir. You can only get such accolade in Nigeria. They all sees you as a regular black dude. God bless your reign”

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