On the 8th of May, the Ikorodu city on the outskirts of Lagos Metropolis marked its seasonal Oro festival at night, and the effects of the yearly celebration have been recorded.

The Oro Festival in Ikorodu on Tuesday paralyzed social and economic activities and restricted movement of women in spite of the assurance given by the police and the traditional institution on free movement.

NAN reports that women in the town couldn't leave there home, while banks and other businesses shut down, with no vehicular and human movements in major sections such as Aga, Ojubode, and motor parks,

Lagos Police Commissioner, Edgal Imohimi, and Ikorodu monarch, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, had on Monday jointly issued a statement, assuring women of their safety during the festival contrary to the agelong practice restricting movement.

The statement had blamed "mischief makers" for the development in the town, going by a social media report on the festival.

It also quoted the Commissioner of Police as saying that the command would not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender.

The statement further warned that the command would deal with anybody who hides under the guise of custom or tradition to foster trouble in the state.

(NAN)
https://talkgeria.com/oro-festival-paralysed-activities-ikorodu-town-lagos/
Cc: Lalasticlala, mynd44 seun MissyB3, Fynestboi, Sissy3,

Useless culture

in dis modern age.in a city trying to b number one in Africa.. if it was another tribe now,some people would say they are uncivilized

If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I was there

A stuupidd boy is already telling me to go back to my state too

They make it sound as if Lagos state does not have indigenes on nairaland

oro baba ooo

nawa oo...pls oo what is the usefulness of oro in our society

Omololu2121:
If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I was there

Cone head spotted

Oro festival should be modernized

Sophistication

Omololu2121:
If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I was there

Easy to say, Lagos na your own State? Why not go back to yours first.

Any cultural practice that makes non initiates to stay indoors for days in this 21st century is crude and needs to be amended

Omololu2121:
If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I wa there

I support!

Waiting for the TRIBAL FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF NL

Smelling culture . Other countries are busy creating Advanced technology , these rat brains are busy serving demons and releasing negative energy in the name of CULTure . Ikorodu is one hell of a useless area in Lagos

They should probably stop this archaic belief

joeaz58:
nawa oo...pls oo what is the usefulness of oro in our society

they go to thank their gods for sparing their lives. You know the Yoruba is a patriarchal culture. Were male are seen above over ladies that’s why they don’t allow them

joeaz58:
nawa oo...pls oo what is the usefulness of oro in our society

What is the usefulness of Christmas and Ileya celebrations?

Obainoneandonly:
in dis modern age.in a city trying to b number one in Africa..
if it was another tribe now,some people would say they are uncivilized

Tell that to the Chinese

Take it or leave it, the tradition will go into extinction very soon

Lubbish

Omololu2121:
If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I was there

If you're not satisfied...

Obainoneandonly:
in dis modern age.in a city trying to b number one in Africa..
if it was another tribe now,some people would say they are uncivilized

what's you people problem, this same culture was done at Nnewi back then when I was there and I still believe they do it. must u y'all always wail about another man's culture


you people get problem o

Hausa own might be violence but you yinmiri own is even worse, why wail unnecessarily when this kind of culture is practiced in your urban towns? you people should always try and wail with sense


this culture would not stop and if you ain't ok with it, relocate bck to ur hometown

hmmm

Really?

Obainoneandonly:
in dis modern age.in a city trying to b number one in Africa..
if it was another tribe now,some people would say they are uncivilized

When your people enforce sit at home in your states, we don't mind and we don't care because it is non of our business. So, leave us with our cultures. If you are not okay with it, face "young shall grow motor park".

information1:
On the 8th of May, the Ikorodu city on the outskirts of Lagos Metropolis marked its seasonal Oro festival at night, and the effects of the yearly celebration have been recorded.

The Oro Festival in Ikorodu on Tuesday paralyzed social and economic activities and restricted movement of women in spite of the assurance given by the police and the traditional institution on free movement.

NAN reports that women in the town couldn't leave there home, while banks and other businesses shut down, with no vehicular and human movements in major sections such as Aga, Ojubode, and motor parks,

Lagos Police Commissioner, Edgal Imohimi, and Ikorodu monarch, Oba Kabiru Shotobi, had on Monday jointly issued a statement, assuring women of their safety during the festival contrary to the agelong practice restricting movement.

The statement had blamed "mischief makers" for the development in the town, going by a social media report on the festival.

It also quoted the Commissioner of Police as saying that the command would not tolerate any discriminatory tradition against the female gender.

The statement further warned that the command would deal with anybody who hides under the guise of custom or tradition to foster trouble in the state.

(NAN)
https://talkgeria.com/oro-festival-paralysed-activities-ikorodu-town-lagos/
Cc: Lalasticlala, mynd44 seun MissyB3, Fynestboi, Sissy3,

this is rubbish they want to infest in ilorin is the reason Yoruba, non-Muslims especially are agitating for taking kwara and ilorin. This is why I'm never supporting this type of typical Yoruba practices and culture in ilorin

But police gave assurance that dia wl be movement nao

Keep leaving in an achaic world when ur mates are advancing in technology

Omololu2121:
If you're not satisfy with it,go back to your state.

I was there

Oro that cannot curb "badoo" activities at ikorodu...Yorubas won't stop deceiving themselves...so many science and technology yet to be discovered. You are there deceiving people all in the name of culture. SMH

Modernize to what? Oro that cannot curb badoo activities...let them keep deceiving you people. You urself needs to be modernize

Holyvurgin17:
Oro festival should be modernized

MYHUBBY:




what's you people problem, this same culture was done at Nnewi back then when I was there and I still believe they do it. must u y'all always wail about another man's culture


you people get problem o

Hausa own might be violence but you yinmiri own is even worse, why wail unnecessarily when this kind of culture is practiced in your urban towns? you people should always try and wail with sense


this culture would not stop and if you ain't ok with it, relocate bck to ur hometown

Oro was done at Nnewi�

Receive sense Jor now