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 king in Ode-Irele called the Olofun(HRM Olarewaju Lebi). He is the paramount ruler of Ode-Irele Kingdom. He is a first class King by ranking. He comes from the Oyenusi Ruling house. There are three ruling houses in Irele. These are the Orunbemekun, Jagboju and Oyenusi Ruling houses. [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 unidentified herbs. [5] [6] Chief Moses Enimade, the king of Ode-Irele, believes that the deaths were in punishment for the sacrilege. [3] [4]
06°29′23″N 004°52′09″E / 6.48972°N 4.86917°E
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 king in Ode-Irele called the Olofun(HRM Olarewaju Lebi). He is the paramount ruler of Ode-Irele Kingdom. He is a first class King by ranking. He comes from the Oyenusi Ruling house. There are three ruling houses in Irele. These are the Orunbemekun, Jagboju and Oyenusi Ruling houses. [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 unidentified herbs. [5] [6] Chief Moses Enimade, the king of Ode-Irele, believes that the deaths were in punishment for the sacrilege. [3] [4]
06°29′23″N 004°52′09″E / 6.48972°N 4.86917°E