The Ayilara Descendant Family, on Sunday, took a swipe at the misdemeanours of Alfa Toliat Yunus Olusina and his utmost disrespect to the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye.
The family dissociated itself from the series of perpetrated attacks and blackmails against the prestigious throne of Soun of Ogbomosoland, saying they are never in support of such irascible actions.
According to Prince Hassan Ayilara, who spoke on behalf of the family, during a press conference in Basorun, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, he declared that Alfa Toliat Yunus is an impostor, who has been using the social media to allegedly blackmail the Soun of Ogbomoso and the Soun-in-Council.
He also condemned the threat calls put through to the Soun of Ogbomosoland, saying he has dragged the name of the Ayilara Family in the mud enough, adding that Toliat Olusina became the Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland through manipulations and full backing by some powerful interests in Ogbomosoland.
He equally bemoaned the attacks and molestations by hoodlums of individuals and family house on 28th December, 2022; 3rd September, 2023; 25th October, 2023; 26th October, 2023; and 6th February, 2024 in which various properties were destroyed and people seriously injured.
In the same vein, He explained that Alfa Yunus was sent away after detecting he was not original son of Imam Ayilara family of Ogbomoso.
He mentioned that there are only six recognised Chief Imam families in Ogbomosoland including Bango, Alawiye, Abogunde, Aduinin, Ile Imam and Ayilara, saying Alfa Yunus has not only succeeded in bringing disrepute to the Imam Ayilara family, but has also tainted the prestigious throne of Ogbomosoland and the image of the entire Muslim Community of Ogbomosoland.
“We the entire Imam Ayilara’s family of Ogbomoso do not know Alfa Toliat Yunus Olushina in our family neither is he from Ogbomosoland.
“The Ayilara family is not in support of threat calls to Soun of Ogbomosoland and the Chiefs by the Chief Personal Assistants of Alfa Toliat Yunus as reported on 7th November, 2023, in Ogbomoso Insight News paper.
“He is an impostor and has been using the social media to blackmail the Soun of Ogbomsoland simply because he is a Christian. This is not a religious issue at all but purely a family affair to which we have now approached the court to give justice to this claim of an impostor.
“Following the demise of the last Grand Chief Imam, Sheikh Sanusi Ashifa, it became our turn to produce the Chief Imam. But through manipulations, deceits and lies, Alfa Toliat Yunus Olusina was put forward by some powerful forces to rob us. We vehemently protested from the outset even before the screening but they succeeded in muzzling us. We lodged our protest at the Ogbomoso Palace but these powerful interests blocked our protest from reaching Kabiyesi then, His Imperial Majesty Oba (Dr) Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade II JP CON CFR.
“They had their way presenting wrong person to the Kabiyesi. But it’s on record Baba was skeptical and was mentioning someone else’s name and so rejected Alfa Toliat Yunus Olushina. This can be confirmed in a video clip. But because of the advanced age of the late Kabiyesi, Alfa Toliat Yunus Olusina name soiled.
“The Soun-in-Council instituted a panel which carried out a thorough investigation. The panel discovered Alfa Teliat Yunus Olushina has no blood affinity with Imam Ayilara family, whether male or female line. As a result, he was advised in writing to step aside from the Imamship of Ogbomosoland. That was on November 30, 2022.
“So, we again found his claims false and we unanimously decided that Alfa Teliat Yunus Olusina has no genealogical relationship with Imam Ayilara family. And so, we issued a disclaimer letter. He should look for his father’s house somewhere else.
“In the light of this, our choice for the Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland we Shades traite Awe nominated from day one. Thus, we had ceased to recognize Alfa Teliat Yunus Olushina as Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomosoland since 3rd September, 2023, the Prince stated.