[1] As a result of his propensity to harm his own people, a plot to terminate him or get him to abdicate the throne was entered into by his nobles.
He was rejected by the Oyo Mesi (the principal counselors of the state) but defied the subsequent order to commit suicide.
[2] When the army entered his city to depose him, Kanran reportedly climbed onto the roof of his palace and shot arrows at them until the building was set on fire.
The conspirators then demanded that Kanran commit suicide, signalling his exit from the throne.
By this point, his army had indeed turned against him as he had committed an abomination before the gods.The trap succeeded and Kanran was subsequently killed battling his enemies.