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Tuesday 15 August 2023

Take Isese Festival Elsewhere, Police Warns Yoruba Traditionalist In Kwara

AgegePulse Magazine 



The Kwara State Police Command has urged the worshipers of the indigenous traditional religion otherwise known as Isese to relocate the festival planned for celebration on August 20, 2023, in Kwara state to other areas of the country saying that the security situation in the state is not favourable for such celebration.


The Command in a statement issued on Monday evening and signed by SP Okasanmi Ajayi, Police Public Relations Officer said that the Command has met with the worshipers and had advised them to find a suitable place in another state in the country for the celebration.


The statement reads, “Vigilante, local hunters, community policing members, and the leadership of the traditional worshippers in Kwara, along with some of their leaders from adjoining states, have also been dialogued with and made to understand that the intelligence available to the Police Command does not favor the kind of celebrations being planned by one of the religious sects in the state; they have been advised to relocate their celebration to another state pending a favorable security situation in the state.”


The Command said that it has planned to implement a new strategy to ensure harmonious living among the people and put criminal activities at bay in all areas of the state adding that a 24-hour stop and search would be conducted by the Police on people and vehicles in the state.


“In continuation of the Kwara State Police Command’s onerous effort to ensure a safe and secure State for the good people of Kwara, the Commissioner of Police Kwara State Command, CP. Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi psc+, FISN held a meeting with Service Commanders, comprising heads of all security agencies in the state, where the security situation of the state was discussed and existing strategies dissected, where everything was crossed and dotted.

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