Egungun festival not license to terrorise citizens – Olubadan warns masquerades, followers 

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, has declared that the yearly Egungun (masquerade) festival is not a licence to origin immoderate signifier of unit successful the past city.

Ladoja, a erstwhile politician of Oyo State, made this declaration successful a connection signed by his media aide, Chief Adeola Oloko.

The connection was made disposable to DAILY POST on Sunday in Ibadan, the authorities capital.

DAILY POST gathered that the yearly Egungun festival has been slated to commence tomorrow (Monday).

Our analogous reports that masquerades from antithetic compounds successful Ibadanland are expected to beryllium seen successful strategical locations crossed the past metropolis from tomorrow.

Ladoja, successful the statement, cautioned the masquerades and their handlers to shun each forms of unit during and aft the festival.

The accepted ruler explained that the festival aims to foster bid and harmony successful the past city.

He warned that the festival is not an avenue to settee aged scores, prosecute successful supremacy contests, oregon transportation retired retaliatory attacks betwixt masquerades and their opponents.

“Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has tasked masquerades and their followers to eschew unit during and aft the festival, arsenic convulsive behaviour of immoderate benignant is punishabl...