Isese Festival was cancelled because Muslims threatened my life – Priestess Oyeye Omolara speaks

Yeye Ajesikemi Olokun Omolara, the Osun priestess who was allegedly intimidated by the Majlisu Shabab li Ulamahu Society in Kwara State’s capital city of Ilorin to stop organizing an Isese festival there, has provided her side of the story.

Following the distribution of flyers advertising the three-day festival in Ilorin, trouble began on Monday. Soon after the flyers were posted online, Muslims attacked her home and urged her not to conduct the festival. The group claimed to have been sent by Dr. Sulu Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin.

Omolara explained what happened in a brand-new video that was posted online, lamenting the awful circumstances and revealing that her life was in danger.

She disclosed that she has gotten countless death threats ever since the story went viral.

Omolara spoke in a brief video that was posted on Facebook, detailing the difficulties she has faced since the event’s announcement.

She said;

”I was planning an Isese festival in Ilorin. Issues began after fliers for the event were posted online. In no time, I was bombarded with calls and social media tags.

“Some of my people soon began calling to inform me of plans by the imams to shut my event down. It’s been a stressful couple of days since the fliers were released, I have received multiple death threats from unknown people.”

“I have lived in Ilorin for many years and experienced nothing but peace until recently. I have always been fair and kind to my neighbours and this has been reciprocated over the years.

“I’ve always considered Ilorin a peaceful place and lived in peace with my neighbors for years until recently.”

“Given what I have done for the community, it came as a rude shock when no one offered any assistance during my time of need.”

Yeye Omolara, however, vowed to support her neighborhood despite the Imams’ treatment of her.

When asked if she would ever contemplate becoming a Islam, Omolara responded “Even if I was considering this, their recent behavior has convinced me otherwise.”

THE PUNCH learned that the festival, intended to honor a few Yoruba deities, was ultimately called off.