The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has said he will not appear before a Magistrate's Court in Osogbo, Osun State, which on Tuesday last week, issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
The monarch also declared that he was not involved in Internet fraud, known as Yahoo Yahoo, contrary to the allegation against him in a case before the court.
The Magistrate's court, presided over by Mr. Olusola Aluko, had, on December 20, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the traditional ruler for refusing to appear in court in a case instituted against him by the Oluwo of Iwo Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye.
Speaking with Punch correspondent on Sunday, Oba Akanbi said he was not a fraudster and would not appear before Aluko, alleging that the case had been compromised.
He said, "It is a shame on the judiciary to have such magistrate. There is no indictment; no case at all; somebody just brought a worthless paper before you. It is a civil case and you are relying on that to issue a warrant of arrest.
"I am not a criminal. Some people want to tarnish my name and they cooked up a lie that I am into Yahoo Yahoo. I am not. Can one be a monarch and still be doing Yahoo Yahoo? What do I need that for?
"All he just wants is to tarnish my name. That means it has a political undertone."
The monarch said his achievements within a year of ascending the throne had intimidated some people including some monarchs, who he did not mention.
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