As the death of Ooni Of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, remains a cloudy matter in the face of all and sundry, the traditional festival called “Oro” has been declared in Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yorubas. Saturday Telegraph investigations revealed that declaration of the festival would last seven days and that within the period inhabitants and residents of the town who are girls and women must not stay beyond 7p.m. of each day before the expiration of the tradition.
Informed sources who preferred anonymity revealed that violators of the order would face the consequence and charged affected people in the ancient town to comply in their own interest. It was gathered that traditionalists would use the period of the festival to appease the gods and perform necessary rituals that would make the town to be more peaceful and at the same time avert looming danger in its environs. The reason for the festival declaration was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report but Saturday Telegraph gathered that this might not be unconnected with the recent happenings in town.
However, sources insisted that the “Oro Festival” did not have anything to do with the cloudy situation over the Ooni’s death, claiming that it only coincided with the festival. He said: “There is a door that remained closed during the life time of a sitting monarch and since the door remained closed, it means that the monarch is presumed to be alive. “The closure of markets to business and ringing of a special bell to announce the death of the monarch are two major significant signs to show that a monarch has joined his ancestors and these are yet to be done.” New Telegraph
It is the heads of your children that will go IJN…. Demonic tradition