Ooni of Ife: “Oro curfew is an excuse for murder,” Nigerian tweep argues, OAU students mock tradition

According to Yoruba tradition, the Ooni never dies.

But when he kicks the bucket, anyone caught in the curfew held to announce the news of his demise will be killed by the Oro Cult.

Popular Nigerian monarch, the Ooni of Ife Okunade Sijuwade is dead; but no one can announce that.

We all have to wait for the Council of Chiefs and other traditional institutions to break the news…

They’re expected to do that today (Wednesday), and have declared a curfew to that effect.

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), located in Ife, Osun State, has directed its students to stay indoors throughout the duration of the final rites of the late monarch.

Some of the students actually find it funny that such tradition looms large over a 21st Century society.

…and they made a mockery of it…

But the school management is urging the students to show “maturity and sense of responsibility.”

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It also suspended all continuous assessment exercises such as test and classes earlier slated for Wednesday, just to ensure the students comply.

Tayo Tabibi, a medical student who just concluded his programme in the school, told Newsroom he must now wait till Saturday before travelling for his induction ceremony. He lives in Lagos.

Should this Oro thing continue to hold sway in present day society?