Ayefele: Oyo traditionalists debunk claim of human sacrifice, charge Oyo CP to institute investigation
Yinka ADETUNJI
The African Traditional Religion (ATR) adherents in Oyo state have risen strongly against the claim that human sacrifices are offered to the “god” they worship, consequently challenging the Oyo state Commissioner of Police to carry out investigations into the confession by an unidentified participant in a radio programme anchored by Mr. Yinka Ayefele on Fresh FM in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
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A trending video unveiled a man, whose identity is however shielded, being interviewed by Ayefele who is the CEO of the station, unabashedly saying he from age nine had been involved in eating of sacrificial meals and ritual killings encompassing offer of human sacrifices.
Probing questions by the anchor of the programme, Ayefele, the Tungba music creator, saw the unidentified man claiming unrepentantly he had slaughtered nothing less than 78 women to appease his deity just as he stated cold-blooded he eats human parts for fun.
Asked how they get the women, he revealed, “I send my boys out with cars to go to club houses or roadsides to pick the girls for hook up after which they will charm the victims and we will slaughter them as sacrifices offering their blood to our god.”
“This is unacceptable,” a statement signed by the chairman, heads of Traditional Religion, Oyo state, Prince Jokotoye Ifayemi Ajala, on behalf of the Council of Arabas and all Onisese in Oyo state, and made available to ogbomosoinsightonline.com reads.
“We see this interview as a calculated attempt to blackmail our religion. It looks like it’s planned to tarnish our image. Traditional religion doesn’t involve human sacrifice. We take strong exception to this, it is an unfounded, baseless claim.”
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Demanding a probe into the allegation Prince Ajala stated, “Mr. Ayefele must reveal the identity of the person. Why shielding his identity if not that it’s a planned hatchet job to denigrate traditional religion. Ayefele needs to provide his identity.”
Also, a call was made to the Commissioner of Police Oyo state and other security agencies to “Promptly fish out the self-acclaimed ritualist and institute a meticulous investigation to get at the root of the matter. The veracity of his claim must be unraveled. This can’t be swept under the carpet because we don’t offer human sacrifices. The culprit must state which god he offers human sacrifice to.”
