{"id":716070,"date":"2019-10-03T20:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/03\/344-year-old-tortoise-alagba-dies-in-ogbomosho\/"},"modified":"2019-10-03T20:20:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:20:46","slug":"344-year-old-tortoise-alagba-dies-in-ogbomosho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/03\/344-year-old-tortoise-alagba-dies-in-ogbomosho\/","title":{"rendered":"344-Year-Old Tortoise &#8216;Alagba&#8217; Dies In Ogbomosho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>According to reports, 344-year-old tortoise popularly known as Alagba, in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso, is dead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_712249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-712249\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-712249\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/10332330_img20191003wa0021_jpeg81ea7be89a32475d6dfdd54e51d70e78.jpeg\" alt=\"Ancestral tortoise, Alagba\" width=\"471\" height=\"640\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-712249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancestral tortoise, Alagba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sacred tortoise which was the oldest in Africa, was sick for a few days before her demise on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0Gunmen Kidnap Teachers, Students In Kaduna<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ascension of the throne of the current Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi marked the rise in popularity of the tortoise.<\/p>\n<p>The Private Secretary to Oba Oyewumi, Toyin Ajamu, who confirmed the story, pointed out that the historical tortoise will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n<p>(Tribune),<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, 344-year-old tortoise popularly known as Alagba, in the palace of the Soun of Ogbomoso, is dead. Ancestral tortoise, Alagba The sacred tortoise which was the oldest in Africa, was sick for a few days before her demise on Thursday. 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