Lagos monarch orders overnight lockdown for Egungun Festival rites

Lagos monarch orders overnight lockdown for Egungun Festival rites

The Olu of Oregun, Dr Olusesan Olukunmi Akingbola, has issued a mandatory stay-indoors directive to residents of the Oregun community in Lagos, ahead of traditional rites scheduled for the Egungun Festival. A circular issued by the monarch on Tuesday announced that all residents, indigenes and non-indigenes alike, must remain indoors from 10pm on November 27 to 4am on November 28, 2025. The monarch explained that the restriction is necessary to …

Lagos Police Ban Unapproved Egungun Festival

The Lagos State Police Command has halted plans for an unapproved Egungun festival advertised by a group identifying itself as Oje Parapo of Oregun, following the circulation of posters and social media handbills warning residents and restricting public movement. According to the police, twelve suspects linked to the circulation of the materials have been arrested.... The post Lagos Police Ban Unapproved Egungun Festival appeared first on New Te…

Police Stop Egungun Festival in Lagos Community - Thepodiummedia

The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the suspension of an Egungun festival in Oregun area of the state, earlier fixed for Friday and Saturday. The command has also arrested suspects linked to the circulation of posters and social media posts warning residents against free movement in the area during the festival. According to a statement signed on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the suspects, allegedly acting …

Lagos Police Suspend Egungun Festival Over Public Safety Concerns

Lagos State Police Command has ordered the suspension of the Egungun festival originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Oregun, citing concerns over public safety The post Lagos Police Suspend Egungun Festival Over Public Safety Concerns appeared first on PRNigeria News.

Lagos Police Arrest 12 Over Planned Masquerade Festival

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested twelve suspects over plans to hold an unapproved Egungun festival in the Oregun area of the State. THE WHISTLER reports that Egungun is a Yoruba traditional masquerade performed annually to honour and connect with the spirits of departed ancestors. The arrests followed the circulation of handbills and posters on social media attributed to a group identified as the “Oje Parapo of Oregun,” which announce…