The suspects were also alleged to have videotaped the incident in which they reportedly stripped the victims naked while torturing them. The source narrated that the traditional religion worshippers, who dressed in their different attires, converged on a spot in the town where they offered prayers before moving in a procession to the residents of the alleged rapists. The source said, “The traditionalists ejected other residents of the rape suspects’ houses and tied specially prepared palm fronds around the houses after reciting incantations. A traditional chief in the town, who craved anonymity, commended the traditional rites, saying that such act would not be repeated in the ancient town. “You see, if you watch the video, it is a taboo and an abomination — not only in Ondo town, but in the entire Yoruba land.

Source: Punch May 29, 2018 15:45 UTC