Ooni of Ife and Prophetess Naomi Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, despatched Christmas presents to his estranged spouse, Prophetess Naomi, hours earlier than a divorce discover surfaced on social media, one of many monarch's aides instructed The PUNCH.
Although the Prophetess was mentioned to have left the palace earlier than the divorce discover on social media, it was learnt that Ooni packaged Christmas presents and despatched them to her.
"We were asked to package the Christmas gifts on Wednesday and it was sent in the afternoon to her. We sent the gifts before day two of the music programme in Lagos. Only for us to wake up and find the statement on divorce on social media. Something must definitely be wrong somewhere," he mentioned.
Earlier than the incident, Ooni of Ife was taking part in a three-day music programme tagged, 'Memorable Moments With Music' on the Muson Centre, Lagos State.
On his half, Ooni's media aide, Moses Olafare, mentioned his boss was nonetheless in love with the Prophetess earlier than the divorce discover on social media.
Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, in a press release posted on her verified Instagram deal with @queen_silekunolanaomi_ogunwusi on Thursday morning, introduced an finish to her three-year-old marriage with Ooni.
"As many would like to assume, all through our life as a pair, I used to be the one married spouse to him. There have been facet sights, however it was by no means a difficulty. "Today I announce the beginning of a new dawn and the close of a chapter."