Oro Worshipers Storm Church In Lagos, Clash With Members
Category: Lagos News
A disagreement between Oro worshipers and church members in Lagos State has
resulted in the death of one person.
Police Public Relations
Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin gave the information in a Twitter post on
Wednesday.
The spokesman disclosed that the clash occurred as the
Christian faithful observed a vigil.
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“It’s clearly a murder case. Suspects have been arrested”, Hundeyin
confirmed.
It was gathered that the Oro worshipers were on a
procession at night as earlier announced.
During their march, they
approached the church to put out their lights and ordered everyone to face
down.
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But the church leadership and congregants refused, an insistence that
led to a fight.
Oro, regarded as a Yoruba god, announces its
presence by a whirring, roaring sound which can be heard in the
neighborhood.
Oro dresses in a robe with shells, a white wooden
mask with blood smeared on the lips, and moves alongside its followers.
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