Queen Damilola, the estranged wife of Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo, has apologised to the monarch, over her insultive remarks about him.
Damilola had left the palace in April after claiming that she was locked up in a cell for violating palace rules. She walked out of her almost five-year-old marriage in 2020, a year after another wife of the monarch, Queen Anu, left the palace under very controversial circumstances.
Not many people were initially aware of Queen Damilola’s exit until she took to her social media page a few months later to accuse the king of constantly threatening and harassing her.
The ex queen also granted several interviews wherein she called out the Alaafin and alleged maltreatment by the monarch.
Shortly after her exit from the palace, older family members of the mother of twin boys became hell bent on ensuring that she returns to the palace.
The former queen however remained resolute in her decision not to return to the palace.
But in an Instagram post on Sunday, the entrepreneur said her past comments were influenced by friends and her frustration at the time.
She denied her earlier claim that the Alaafin was not taking care of her, adding that it was “false”.
“I want to use this medium to tender unreserved apologies to the entire families of Adeyemi (Alaafin of Oyo) over my last post. Please, I want you all to know that I’m not under duress in sending this message and that I’m in good state of mind,” she wrote.
“That all that I said in my last post about leaving the palace and that Alaafin was not taking care of me and all what I said negatively concerning him (Alaafin) was false. It was friends that misled me and out of frustration. But now things are clear and I’m sincerely sorry for trying to bring down the royal family.”
Damilola said she had been making efforts to get the forgiveness of the 83-year-old monarch and the royal family.
“I have been to Lagos and Abuja to seek the forgiveness of the royal family. I write this in tears and beg every good mother to please plead to my husband (Alaafin of Oyo) on my behalf to forgive me,” she added.
“And to all those that contribute one money or the other when I get back to palace, I’ll definitely refund you people. Thanks. It’s for those that understand that there is no place like home.”