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Heavy security at Osun-Osogbo festival

There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday.

By Oyetoke Adedayo Ebenezer

1 min read 3 views Updated Oct 12, 2026
There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday. From the road leading to the grove from the Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road, there was a heavy presence of armed police operatives.

The security operatives, positioned about 20 feet apart, were observed keeping close watch on movement into and out of the grove. Inside the grove, members of the Vigilante Corps barred journalists from accessing the podium where invited guests would be seated.

However, as of the time the security operatives prevented journalists from accessing the area, none of the invited guests had arrived. The leader of the security team simply told journalists who approached him, “CSO said we should not allow you on the podium.

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There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday. There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday. From the road leading to the grove from the Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road, there was a heavy presence...

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  • There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday.
  • From the road leading to the grove from the Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road, there was a heavy presence of armed police operatives.The security operatives, positioned about 20 feet apart, were observed keeping close watch on movement into and out of the grove.
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There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday. There was heavy security around the ancient Osun-Osogbo Grove as the annual Osun cultural festival got underway in Osogbo on Friday. From the road leading to the grove from the Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road, there was a heavy presence...

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August 7, 2026

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