Residents Panic Over Oba's Death In Ikorodu

Following the reported demise of Oba
Johnson Fatola of Ikorodu whose death was
announced around 6pm on Monday, June
29, 2015,the residents and visitors to
Igbogbo, Ikorodu fled for saftey as such
deaths are accompanied by late night
curfew popularly known in Yoruba tongue as 'Oro'...
The curfew in line with traditional culture
is usually observed for a week .It  bans
males and females from being seen outside
at a certain hour and failure to observe teh
curfew often attracts deadly consequences ..
According to reporters,Residents were said
to have made several calls to friends and
family members to hurry home for fear of
street urchins taking advantage of the
situation to wreak havoc in the community.
As at 7pm many shops were closed as
people ran for dear lives, while commercial
drivers abandoned major routes for fear of
vandalisation.