Ode-Irele (Irele) is a town in
Ondo State
Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
, West Africa. It is the administrative headquarters for the
Irele Local Government Area. Ode-Irele is located by road west of the town of
Okitipupa
Okitipupa is in Nigeria and part of the Yoruba tribe, Ikale-speaking nation in Ondo State. Okitipupa Government headquarter is located in Okitipupa Major town with a university, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Olusegun Agag ...
.
There is a king in Ode-Irele called the Olofun(HRM Olarewaju Lebi). He is the paramount ruler of Ode-Irele Kingdom. He is a first class King by ranking. He comes from the Oyenusi Ruling house. There are three ruling houses in Irele. These are the Orunbemekun, Jagboju and Oyenusi Ruling houses.
On 15 April 2015 a group of young men broke into the
inner sanctum of the shrine to Molokun, the god of the land, in Ode-Irele.
Their objective was apparently to obtain certain items of spiritual power.
This was followed by the deaths of twenty youths in the community due to
methanol poisoning
Methanol toxicity (also methanol poisoning) is poisoning from methanol, characteristically via ingestion. Symptoms may include an altered/decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific smell o ...
from drinking a locally distilled brew containing unidentified herbs.
Chief Moses Enimade, the king of Ode-Irele, believes that the deaths were in punishment for the sacrilege.
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Populated places in Ondo State
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