Categories: SitRep

Oyo Imposes 13 Hours Daytime Curfew on Female Residents, Visitors to Celebrate Traditional Oroo Festival

Ololade Adeyanju/

Female residents of the ancient Oyo town have been advised to remain indoors between 6am and 7pm today, as adherents of the highly secretive Oroo deity celebrate their annual festival.

NewsmakersNG learnt that female visitors, including travellers passing through the town, are also affected by the restriction.

Not all parts of the town will however be affected by the curfew, according a document made available to NewsmakersNG by security sources.

It listed the areas to be affected by the curfew to include, Owode Roundabout, Jabata area, Durbar/Ogbomosho Road, Akesan Market, Isale Oyo Street and Oyo Palace Road.

The document reads: “There will be Oroo festival in Oyo town on Monday July 22, 2019. There will be restriction of movement for women between 0600hrs and 1900hrs. The Oroo ritualists will pass through Owode Roundabout, Jabata area, Durbar/Ogbomosho Road, Akesan Market, Isale Oyo Street and Oyo Palace Road.”

0
Editor

Recent Posts

Are The Grammys Relevant Outside the United States?

Building Credibility For nearly eight decades, the Grammy Awards have stood as the pinnacle of…

14 hours ago

Disputed 5.3bn Shares: Court Adjourns Barbican/FBN Holdings Suit as Ecobank’s Recusal Motion Remains Pending

Justice Ayokunle Faji has adjourned further proceedings in the suit filed by Barbican Capital Limited…

2 days ago

Los Angeles Protects Undocumented Immigrants from Trump’s Deportation Plans with Sanctuary Ordinance

Segun Atanda/ The Los Angeles City Council has approved a sweeping "sanctuary city" ordinance designed…

2 days ago

Trump Could Face Prison After Second Term, Prosecutors Say

Segun Atanda/ New York prosecutors have opposed dismissing President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction for falsifying business…

2 days ago

MC Oluomo Flouts Court Order, Assumes Office as NURTW President

Femi Ashekun/ In a bold and controversial move, Musiliu ‘MC Oluomo’ Akinsanya, has defied a…

2 days ago

Tinubu Sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe University VC, Registrar … Dissolves Council

Matilda Omonaiye/ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,…

2 days ago