Traditional worshippers hold spiritual rites for release of abducted Oyo pupils, teachers

A radical of accepted spiritual adherents successful Abeokuta, Ogun State, has embarked connected a bid of spiritual exercises, seeking divine involution for the harmless merchandise of much than 40 pupils and teachers abducted from 3 schools successful Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State astir 3 weeks ago.

The spiritual workout was led by Dr Omolara Fashola-MacGregor, woman of the Olu of Orile-Ilawo, Oba (Prof.) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor, alongside different accepted worshippers who visited respective ineffable sites successful Abeokuta, including the celebrated Olumo Rock, to connection prayers and invoke ancestral deities connected behalf of the victims.

The gathering, held astatine an ancestral shrine successful the Ogun State capital, was marked by expressions of grief and interest implicit the onslaught connected the schools successful mid-May, which resulted successful the decease of an adjunct headmaster and the abduction of dozens of pupils and acquisition workers.

Dressed successful accepted regalia symbolising their spiritual beliefs, the worshippers performed a bid of rites i...