Custodian of the deity inside the popular Olumo Rock in
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Chief Mrs. Sinatu Aduke Sanni, popularly
known as ‘Iya Olumo’ is dead.
Sanni, also known as the mother goddess of the tourist
centre, died on Wednesday, reportedly at the age of 137 years.
Her son, Solomon Adio, who confirmed her death, said his
mother died at her Itoko residence in Abeokuta after a brief illness.
According to history, Olumo Rock is a mountain used as a
natural fortress during an inter-tribal war many years ago.
History has it that after the Egbas hid within the rock,
they became invisible to their enemies, who searched everywhere with a view to
killing them.
Since then, the Olumo Rock, which saved the Egba people from
their adversaries, has become an attraction to many interested individuals
visiting Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
For many years, Sanni had been another attraction to
tourists as she furnished people with peculiar information about the popular
Olumo Rock.
As she aged, she remained the cynosure of all eyes by not
showing any sign of tiredness in her duty at the tourist centre.
However, the aged woman died a few months to her 138
birthday.
According to her son, Adio, the doyen lived in one of the
enclaves under the rock for more than 40 years where she served the gods of the
rock.
“Mama will be 138 years old by August 5. She died after a
brief illness.
“She was the mother of the deity. We are going to miss her a
lot. Mama lived her life for the rock, for the deity. She was dedicated to the
gods,” Adio said.
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