The annual Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode was as usual rich in colours and cultural displays as the people of the famous town ensured visitors enjoyed every bit of their culture, processions and acrobatic displays.
The festival which holds annually two days after the Eid-El-Kabir festival is mainly for the people of Ijebu town to come together as one to honour their traditional ruler, Oba Sikiru Adetona.
The festival is reputed to be one of the biggest of its kind in West Africa as Ijebu indigenes and visitors from all over the world join in the celebrations every year.
Naij.com was there to capture the breath-taking moments. See photos below:
Acrobatic displays by members of families who came to pay homage to the king
Man shows off his biker skills. Photo credit: Emmanuel Osodi
Many of the families announced their presence into the arena with gunshots in the air
The popular Eyo Masquerades from Lagos were also sighted.
Display of symbolic traditional pots by a particular family.
The colourful horses were the cynosure of all eyes.
The family heads came in, in grand style
Women were not left out
Son of the soil: Olorogun Sunny Kuku leads the Kuku family into the arena
More acrobatic displays by horses
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