OPC members, cult group clash at Osun shrine

AUGUST 22, 2015 : FEMI MAKINDE
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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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