TRAWSO Warns Devotees Against Drinking Osun Water

THE President of the Tradi onal Religion Worshippers Associa on of Osun State, Oluseyi Atanda, on Wednesday, warned devotees of Osun River to stop taking the contaminated water to avoid Kidney failures.

Atanda while speaking with newsmen in Osogbo said the Osun water has been contaminated by corrupt policians, adding that the state government ought to have announced to the public not to drink the water.

The TRAWSO president noted that it is an infringement on the fundamental religious right of people for the government to have allowed the water get contaminated.

He added that some devotees will s ll consume the water despite its current condi on, calling on the state government to enlighten the public on the danger of using the water.

Atanda said: “If the adherent does not stop to take this water, there is going to be an increase in kidney disease. Osun devotees are s ll drinking the water and the government has not done anything about it. The best we can do is to con nue to tell people that they can use the water to pray, and wash their feet and hands but they should not drink.

“Even as herbal concoc on, it has been contaminated. We know that in spirituality, even in Ifa, there are mes you may have a herb, concoc on or medicine in the house that Ifa will tell you from defini on that this herbal preparaon has been contaminated or has been bewitched and should be thrown away.

“So, it is the same process and principle that we can say that this water has been contaminated and bewitched but not by the witches but by the corrupt greedy poli cians that are ruling us and people should not drink.

“But you know at mes, this informa on may not go around, probably because the government too does not want to be embarrassed. Ideally, such informa on should be on all radio sta ons. It should be on billboards at the entrance of the Osun Groove so that nobody will claim ignorance.

“Some people can also be fana cal just like every religion and also tell you that no ma er how much the water has been contaminated, they believe in the spiritual essence of Osun which will make the water work for them. That is where the government has a role to play.”

He added: “It is an infringement on the fundamental religious right of people for the government to have allowed that water to get contaminated and two years running now, the government has not deemed it necessary to do anything about it.

“Government has not deemed it neces- sary to apologise to us for contamina ng the water. This is like shutng down a church or a mosque for no reason. This, they will not do with any other religion.

“We must also remember that water is a con nuum. Water flows in and out of the Osun Groove.

“Unfortunately for us, Muslims and Chrisans will drink this water and not only Osun devotees because as the water flows out of the Osun Groove, it joins some other waters. It drains into well water that may be used in nearby homes, restaurants and eateries where they use well water. So, people should look at it beyond being the problem of Osun devotees.” subjects.

Popularly called Telu, Oba Akanbi, in the video said, God is the only harbinger and sustenance of peace and tranquility; adding that “Only God can make Iwo peaceful; and He is the only one that can sustain tranquility in Iwo.

“There should not be any Oro in Iwo. If any oro comes out, it should be arrested. If anybody place sacrifice on the ground, ask the person to eat it. We don’t want any form of sacrifice. No sacrifice can make the town peaceful.

“Only God Almighty can make the town peaceful. Everything is in God’s hands.

“They want to dirty the ground by pouring salt and palm oil. If you see anybody that pours palm oil on the ground, tell the person to immediately clean the place. A er that, arrest him and bring such a person to me.

“Anybody found at Odo Oba pouring something to the river should be arrested.”