Ayobami Agboola 
Ahead of the Osun Osogbo Festival, holding today in Osun State, the state Police Command has warned cultists and other unscrupulous elements in the state to jettison their plan to foment trouble before, during and after the festival.
The police had revealed that it had credible intelligence that some group of cultists have earmarked August 8 as a day to celebrate cultism in the state.
The state Police Command has therefore warned cultists and other unscrupulous elements in the state to jettison the plan or any of such action as it is monitoring their activities.
The warning from the command is coming as preparations are on for the grand finale of the 2024 Osun Osogbo festival on Friday, August 9.
yesterday also confirmed the death of the people in the accident along Ezetu Ukubie waterway. It was learnt that the local boat was journeying from Ekeni in the Southern Ijaw area of the state to Yenagoa when the accident occurred at about 5.30am on Wednesday.
However, Ogoniba said that no one can ascertain the number of casualties, adding that the boat carried about 64 persons with load. He said: “They sell from town to town.
They return to yo Swali market. On that day, they were returning from Southern Ijaw to Yenagoa for Swali market before the incident took place within Ezetu and Ukubie.”
“Those that can swim, swam to safety, while others that were sleep- Scene of the explosion In a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Umar Abba, issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, yesterday, the police assured that it had put in place adequate security mechanisms ahead of the festival.
“The Osun State Police Command in its efforts to en – sure crime free society has put adequate security mechanisms in place ahead of this year’s Osun Osogbo Festival.
“The annual festival will attract a lot of tourists and involve a series of traditional activities; the Command therefore wishes to assure the good people of the state and visitors that necessary security arrangements have been placed to ensure that the entire activities lined up for the festival are celebrated peacefully without any threat to law and order.
