Monarch for burial

August 23, 2025 by Our Reporter

The traditional ruler of Arigbajo, Ogun State, the Olu of Arigbajo , Oba Timothy Oluwole Mosaku, has joined his ancestors.

According to a statement by the family, wake-keep service will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at his residence, Olu of Arigbajo Palace, Arigbajo, by 5 p.m. Interment has been scheduled for Friday, September 26, at St. John’s Anglican Church, Arigbajo, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State, by 11 a.m.

The late Mosaku was born in 1936 in Arigbajo. He attended United District Central Primary School, Arigbajo, before proceeding to Abeokuta for his modern school.

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He also attended the Government Trade Centre, Ijebu Ode and the Institute of Management. He also read journalism.

 The late monarch, who described himself as a management scientist, worked at Vono Plc for 12 years. There, he served as the president of the Vono Plc workers’ union.

He also worked at the CSS Bookshop, now known as Bookshop House, in the commercial department.

He became Otun Baale of Arigbajo in 2001, was elevated to Baale in 2008, and in 2010, was formally gazetted by the Ogun State Government as the Oba of Arigbajo.