A Nigerian man, Adegbolu Abiogemo Adefunmi, has been stabbed to death in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
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The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said the 47-year-old, regarded as the King of Yoruba in North America, was stabbed at the Oyotunji African Village on Bryant Lane, Sheldon, around 2:45 pm on Monday.
He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
A 53-year-old, Akiba Kasale Meredith, has been arrested and charged with murder after she was arrested for the stabbing.
Adefunmi has been the Oba, or leader, of the African village since his father, Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II, died in 2005.
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Named after the Oyo empire, Oyotunji African Village was founded by Oba Efuntola Oseijeman Adelabu in 1970. It covers 27 acres and has a Yoruba temple which was moved from Harlem, New York to its present location in 1960.
The population is rumored to fluctuate between 5 and 9 families as of the last 10 years.
