Shops are visibly closed in major parts of Ikorodu on the 28th of June 2022 as the waterbed region observe its traditional festival popularly called ‘Oro Liwe’.
During the festival, women are expected to stay indoors throughout the day.
Liwe, which is one of the major traditions of the people of Isele in Ikorodu, is the second of the two yearly Oro festivals.
Like the previous editions, women would remained indoor starting from late night today. They are also not allowed to come into the community from 12am today till Wednesday morning.
Our Reporter gathered that two popular fuji musicians, Alhaji Sulaimon Malaika and Alhaji Sule Atawewe will be performing for two groups at Owolowo and Ladega, two major parts of Isele in Ikorodu, for the Oro eve celebrations.
The annual festival, which is being used in cleansing the community and pray for the economic and social prosperity, is an agelong festival of the people of Ikorodu community.
Over the years, the traditional festival has been celebrated twice every year with only the male residents allowed to move freely across different parts of the community.
Amidst the festival observation, contractors executing the road expansion project in Ikorodu garage, seized the medium to extend their project into the mid section of the major road en route to Ayangburen’s palace, running a gas pipe across it.
The ongoing gas pipe extension work has veered car parks (steered towards Ladega, Olubi and Ebute down to Ojubode axis), completely shutting down its exit route.
Expected to be completed before the stop of the day, the presence of police defence can be felt in the accumulation of LASTMA personnels on the ground.