Egungun Festival is an annual festival in Yorubaland most especially in Ìbàdàn in the olden days when there is crisis in the town our father believes that the best way to appease to gods is to perform sacrifice by worshipping egungun but today it has turned to it's opposite.
Some masquerade believes that for them to get fame is by destroying life and properties this happened yesterday when a masquerade named "Ègé" performing his annual festival which his followers destroyed some properties in Ìbàdàn.
One of the victims, Mr. Ojo Idris Olanrewaju spoke with Tumite News Correspondence that he went to wash his tricycle on his way coming from Beyerunka side he sees Masquerade coming from Ojaigbo side immediately he packed to Ilekunkun street for them to pass but never know they have been destroying property untill they get to where he packed and destroyed his tricycle completely even they burgled some shops destroyed some cars by broking their windscreen. He even emphasize that there is some security personnel that follows the masquerade for the safety but they perform none to this incidents. He also urge His Excellency Engr Seyi Makinde the Executive Governor of Oyo state to help him out because that tricycle is only the medium of his lively hood also Urged the Tenth Oyo State House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon Debo Edward Ogundoyin to make a law which will guide this masquerade in Oyo state
We learnt that this masquerade Followers destroyed some areas they passed yesterday lLike Ile Aperin, Toju emi e, Lanase, Ojaigbo e.t.c
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2 comments:
What is going on why people are like this and they also pray for good thing in there life
Oyo state Government pls do something about this issues
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