Ode-Irele (Irele) is a town in
Ondo State
Ondo State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Oǹdó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to t ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, 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.
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 a decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, hypothermia, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific s ...
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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