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See previous thread https://www.nairaland.com/6788146/100-year-old-tree-falls-oyo-kills

No fewer than four persons were feared killed while another person was badly injured after a heavy storm uprooted a Gigantic Popular ‘Odan’ tree in Saabo Area of Oyo city on Monday.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the ancient tree was a shield for butchers, mini buses, and commercial motorcycle operators.

Alhaji Akeebu Alarape, Chairman, Sabo Market, Oyo town, told NAN that the tree was about 100 years old before succumbing to the heavy storm on Monday.

Alarape said four different sawyers invited to cut the tree did not succeed until a fifth sawyer was able to cut parts of it for the rescue operation to begin.

Speaking on the incident, a resident trader in the area, Mrs. Kareemot Ejide, 65, said she had known the tree since her childhood days.

Also speaking on the incident, Mr. Akeem Ojo, Head Operations of the Western Nigeria Security Network, “Amotekun’’ in Atiba Local Council Development Area, the tree fell at about 6 p.m.

“A female student of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, a woman with a baby strapped to her back and a boy she was holding were pulled out from under the tree.

“One person was seriously injured and was taken to a private hospital in the area, while motorcycle and minibus parks under the tree were damaged,’’
Ojo said.

He noted that the presence of Amotekun personnel at the scene was to forestall break down of law and order by hoodlums who may want to perpetrate evil by looting goods in the market.

Mr. Seun Oguntona, Chairman, Sooro Local Council Development Area, Oke-Isiwin, Oyo, confirmed to NAN that those affected were people who took shelter under the tree during a heavy downpour.

He added that those trading under the tree would be relocated.

He called on the people in the area to always stay in-door when it’s raining and to avoid taking shelter under trees when it’s raining.

He debunked the rumour that the tree was fetish, adding that the person that planted the tree died 30 years ago.

Oguntona said that though the man was a “Sango’’ traditional religion faithful, he planted the tree to provide shade for people.

Source:-
https://www.bbc.com/yoruba/media-58812820

https://oyoaffairs.net/gigantic-100-year-old-odan-tree-falls-in-oyo-kills-four-persons/amp/

Lalasticlala can you move this to FP?
It's happening live in Oyo.

Only the elders will understand.

Hmmmmm
Mysterious tree.

Hmmm, how can it just fall with such roots? This doesn't look normal

All living things shall taste what man defines as death.

Hmmmm

This is real journalism and not the non corresponding, mockery brown roof picture posted earlier.

Meanwhile, a visit to Nairaland without my profile is incomplete.

Danjikanbauchi:
This tribe with lies and fake statistics. Who counted the years of the tree or how did they know the tree is 100 years ? Rubbish

There are techniques for knowing the age of ancient things. The science of which is called Archaeological Dating

I thought they claimed the tree fell and rose again ....

Lol

Hunmmffff

Thats not a Mistery abeg. its erosion that has eaten deep beneath the tree making its root to weak hence fall. before some people will come and tell us one village story issshhh

Waoo

The real definition of uproot

Let the superstitions begin!

Not an ordinary tree as it wants to fall it took heads along with it.
Most trees like this are planted in the olden days to join kindred or clans together and sacrifice with human are done before they are planted.

Similar thing happened in owerri, orji in particular in 2013 where a tree of over 200/300 fell and claimed over 50 lives,funny thing was that they discussed cutting the tree down previous day and concluded cutting it down a certain day before it fell.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/ancient-tree-falls-kills-over-50/amp/

The tree don try but e no try as e carry four people comot follow body.

Were is the brown roof?

Scientifically, its normal for a tree to fall, but yoruba moslems might see this as a spiritual attack.... All is well...

Super Eagles

Not deeply rooted

hmm how the mighty DAN hath fallen. the devils grip has been loosened. time for Joseph to ascend to the throne. the red sea has been split into two

Nawa oo

The tree used them for sacrifice

This tribe with lies and fake statistics. Who counted the years of the tree or how did they know the tree is 100 years ? Rubbish

The end is near

God will soon start showing his great power in more obvious ways

Only in the cities of judah

Everything now will be spiritually be accredited