Egungun Festival not licence for violence, Olubadan warns

By Adeola Badru
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Rashidi Ladoja, has warned masquerades and their followers against engaging in any form of violence during and after this year’s Egungun Festival, stressing that anyone found disrupting public peace will face the full weight of the law.
The monarch issued the warning ahead of the commencement of the annual festival in Ibadan on Monday.
In a statement signed by his Chief Spokesman and Media Aide, Chief Adeola Oloko, Oba Ladoja described the Egungun Festival as a cherished cultural tradition that has been celebrated by the people of Ibadan for generations.
According to him, the festival is an important platform for preserving and celebrati...