Rilwan Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu (born 29 October 1943) is the incumbent Oba of Lagos.
He served in various capacities, was promoted to assistant inspector-general of Police in 1999, and was active until his retirement in 2002.
[3] The Akinsemoyin Royal Family of Lagos has challenged Oba Akiolu's coronation in court, complaining, amongst others, that their lineage has been denied access to the throne.
[5] On Thursday 22 October 2020, during the #EndSars protest crisis, videos circulated on social media and some News channels of protesters venturing the Oba’s Palace where they discovered a large warehouse in which he had hidden Government distributed Covid-19 Palliatives meant for the people of his community.
Others asked how Akiolu obtained the large amount of cash, as he had been a police officer prior to becoming Oba.