Oba Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African Village, stabbed to death in US by his sister

 

“Oyotunji Village was founded in 1970 by Walter Eugene King as a religious and cultural community for African American practitioners of the West African Yoruba faith. Its name means “Oyo rises again,” referring to the West African Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, now rising in a new form near the South Carolina seashore”

PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 2, 2024

Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, Southern Carolina, United States of America (USA) has been stabbed to death by his sister, Akiba Kasale Meredith, during a heated argument.

The deceased was stabbed on Monday, July 29, 2024.

According to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, the BCSO communications center received a report of a stabbing around 2:45 p.m. at the village, which is located on Bryant Lane.

The victim identified as a 47-year-old man, was taken to a nearby hospital where he died from his wounds.

The suspect was identified as Akiba Kasale Meredith, 53, who had left the area on foot.

Meredith was found a short time later. She was charged with murder and taken to the Beaufort County Detention Center.

Oyotunji Village was founded in 1970 by Walter Eugene King as a religious and cultural community for African American practitioners of the West African Yoruba faith.

Its name means “Oyo rises again,” referring to the West African Yoruba kingdom of Oyo, now rising in a new form near the South Carolina seashore.

King, influenced by Afro-Haitian traditions, the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe, and his initiation into the Orisha priesthood in Cuba in 1959, initially established the Yoruba Temple in Harlem in 1960. Motivated by Black nationalism, King created Oyotunji Village to preserve and institutionalize African traditions.

The village’s early years saw a community of around two hundred, but now it hosts fewer than ten families, governed by an Oba and a council.

Culled from www.intelregion.com

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