Oloolu family defends traditional rite after TikToker filmed masquerade festival

By Adeola Badru
The Oloolu family in Ibadan, Oyo State, has defended the traditional cleansing performed on TikToker Wasilat Olalere after she recorded and shared footage from the annual Oloolu masquerade festival.
The family said the exercise was carried out in line with longstanding customs surrounding the festival, adding that Olalere had completed the traditional rites, apologised for her actions and returned home safely.
The Secretary of the Oloolu compound, Oluwo Ishola Akeem, spoke in Yoruba during an interview at the family compound on Monday, following public reactions to a TikTok video Olalere posted during this year’s Oloolu festival.
The video, which showed the masquer...