Ooni of Ife & His Sango Worshipers Attract Us Fire Fighters as They Perform Ritual Publicly

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Nigerian monarch, Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II and his wife Olori Wuraola are still in the United States.

On Tuesday, June 21st, they visited the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, in Washington DC, Sango worshipers on his delegation performed a traditional rite that involved fire and smoke.

The US Fire Service were alerted and they immediately responded by arriving at the scene. An explanation on what was actually going on pacified the firefighters but they still stood on stand to observe and prevent any incident from occurring.

 

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