Members of the Oodua People’s Congress on
Friday clashed with some youths suspected to be members of a secret
cult who allegedly came to disrupt the Osun Festival.
Our correspondent gathered that the
youths stormed the entrance of the Osun Grooves to disrupt the ceremony,
but the OPC members resisted them.
One of the youths identified as Yusuf,
however, became unconscious after he sustained machete cut on his head
as a result of the clash.
Some worshippers, who spoke to our
correspondent, said the hemp-smoking youths came to harass the
peace-loving people at the shrine.
Some good Samaritans later took the injured youth to the hospital for treatment.
A
National Coordinator of the OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, told journalists
that the determination of the people made the Osun Festival to bounce
back stronger this year.
He said, “Osun Festival has proved to
Africans in the Diaspora that it is an event which is one of the best in
the world. There was a challenge last year because of the Ebola virus,
but Osun Festival is celebrated with pomp this year. You can see it from
the large turnout of the people here.
“We are appealing to the Federal
Government to invest in the development of tourist sites. With this, the
nation will generate more revenue.”
The Osun State Governor, Alhaji Rauf
Aregbesola, who was represented by the Secretary to the State
Government, Moshood Adeoti, said the state would generate fund from the
festival.
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