The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has come under heavy fire from his former wife, Queen Chanel Chin, who branded him a “deadbeat father” after the monarch accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, of conspiring with her to orchestrate his downfall.
Born in Canada to Jamaican parents, Chanel is the daughter of reggae star Ludlow “Bobo Zaro” Chin, renowned for collaborations with artistes such as Capleton.
Before her marriage to the Iwo monarch, she worked as a model and entrepreneur.
She reportedly met the king at a party in Lagos during a 2015 visit to Nigeria, but their union collapsed in December 2019 after almost three years.
In a widely publicised divorce statement, Oluwo premised the break-up on “personal irreconcilable differences.”
The monarch reportedly forced the queen out of the palace leading to heated public exchanges via social media in which the queen accused Oluwo of emotional abuse.
The controversy reignited on Tuesday after a video posted on Oluwo’s Instagram page went viral.