Ode-Irele

Ode-Irele (Irele) is a town in Ondo State of Nigeria, West Africa.[1] It is the administrative headquarters for the Irele Local Government Area. Ode-Irele is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) by road west of the town of Okitipupa.

There is a traditional king (oyewoga) of Ode-Irele, and he comes from one of the three ruling families, in succession, the Orunbemekun, the Jagboju, and the Opetusi.[2]

On 15 April 2015 a group of young men broke into the inner sanctum of the shrine to Molokun, the god of the land, in Ode-Irele.[3] Their objective was apparently to obtain certain items of spiritual power.[4] This was followed by the deaths of twenty youths in the community due to methanol poisoning from drinking a locally distilled brew containing unidentidied herbs.[5][6] Chief Moses Enimade, the king of Ode-Irele, believes that the deaths were in punishment for the sacrilege.[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Ode-Irele (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ "Another Ondo monarch deposed". Nigeria News. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ondo mysterious disease is spiritual, local chief reveals mystery behind deaths". Omojuwa. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ondo deaths: Youths committed sacrilege, says Chief". Nigeria News. 18 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Disease Outbreak in Ondo State is Punishment from the 'gods'". Nigeria News. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Winsor, Morgan (21 April 2015). "Nigeria's Mysterious Epidemic Linked To Contaminated Alcohol And Methanol Poisoning, Not Ebola". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015.

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Coordinates: 06°29′23″N 004°52′09″E / 6.48972°N 4.86917°E