No to protest but we will take legal action against Ayefele – Traditionalists
Yinka ADETUNJI
African Traditional Religion (ATR) adherents in Oyo state has vowed to take legal action against Fresh FM Ibadan and its CEO Yinka Ayefele, who incidentally anchored an interview that has become contentious.
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The interview featured an unidentified man who claimed to have offered 78 human beings (women specifically) as sacrifices to a certain god and relishes eating human parts.
Recall in a statement issued Friday by Prince Jokotoye Ifayemi Ajala chairman of traditional religion worshippers in Oyo state, Yinka Ayefele was called out to reveal the identity of the self-professed ritualist just as it urged the Police to launch investigation into the claim.
Against this backdrop some members it was learnt by ogbomosoinsightonline.com planned a peaceful protest against the harm it’s believed the confession had caused ATR.
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But the leadership of the association had warned its members against such step disclosing rather it would institute legal action unless a redress is made.
In a press release signed by Araba Owolabi Awodotun Aworeni Mokoran Wale II (Araba Agbaye/Olu isese) for the Councils of Araba and Prince Ifayemi Ajala Jokotoye, chairman, heads of Traditional Religion, Oyo state, it states, “Our attention has been drawn to a planned peaceful protest by confederation of Onisese to address the unprofessional radio interview anchored by FRESHFM Nigeria C.E.O Yinka Ayefele and an unidentified participant in a radio programme on Fresh FM in Ibadan, Oyo state capital to denigrate the highly revered traditional religion that we hold dear.
“We are strongly against the claims made in the interview and it is unacceptable to us and the veracity of those claims, we stand, must be unraveled and not allowed to be swept under the carpet because we the Onisese don’t offer human sacrifices.
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“As a peace loving people and a respecter of the constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria, we have written the appropriate authorities to take legal actions on the matter.
“We hereby warn every Onisese not to take laws into their hands as a clear conscience fears no accusation. Let us not partake in any planned protest, let’s allow the law to take its course.
Isese agbewa o. Ase!”
