Wani tsohon kunkuru mai suna Baba, wanda fadar Alaafin ta ce ya kai kimanin shekaru 420, ya mutu a fadar Alaafin ta Oyo da ke Jihar Oyo. An ce Baba ya mutu ne ranar Litinin bayan ya kamu da rashin lafiya kuma ya daina cin abinci, daga bisani aka binne shi.
Daraktan Yaɗa Labarai da Hulɗa da Jama’a na Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, ya ce Baba ya kasance wani muhimmin tarihi da al’adu na masarautar Oyo, inda sarakuna daban-daban suka ci gaba da kula da shi.
A cewar fadar, tatsuniyar tarihi ta ce an kawo kunkurun daga Oyo-Ile, tsohuwar shaƙatawar Daular Oyo, zuwa fadar da ke Oyo ta yanzu. Baba ya kuma zama abin jan hankalin masu yawon buɗe ido da ke ziyartar fadar saboda shekarunsa da girmansa.
Sai dai rahotanni sun bayyana cewa shekarun 420 da aka danganta masa sun dogara ne kan tarihin baka na fadar, kuma ba a samu bayanan kimiyya da suka tabbatar da wannan shekarun ba.
