Lagos monarch orders overnight lockdown for Egungun Festival rites

Lagos police suspend Oregun Egungun festival over security concerns

The Lagos State Police Command has suspended an Egungun festival scheduled to hold in the Oregun area on Friday

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 …

Police stop Egungun festival in Lagos

The Police Command in Lagos State has ordered the suspension of an Egungun festival in Oregun area of the state over public safety concerns. The command also apprehended 12 suspects linked to the circulation of posters and social media posts warning residents against free movement in the area during the festival. The command spokesperson, SP […] The post Police stop Egungun festival in Lagos appeared first on Freedom Online.

Police Arrest 12 Suspects Over Unauthorised Egungun Festival In Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has halted an unauthorised Egungun festival in Oregun and arrested 12 suspects allegedly involved in circulating handbills and social media publications that restricted public movement and rights. The arrest followed public anxiety triggered by posters attributed to a group known as “Oje Parapo of Oregun”. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed that the materials issued …

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 …