Palace Chief explains the mystery behind Ondo strange disease, says love of money is the root of disease outbreak

A chief in Ode-Irele Community in Ondo state where a strange
illness that kills its victims within 24 hours, has explained why the
community was struck by such a deadly disease.
According to Chief Moses Enimade, the Oyewoga of Ode Irele in
Ondo State and the second in Command to the Oba of Irele
community, the disease is a punishment for the sacrilege
committed against a local diety, Molokun, by some youths who
wanted to use some stolen items from the dieties shrine for money
ritual. What he said after the cut...(above are photos of people in
the community)

"Molokun is a deity of the land. Only the Chief Priest and

High Chief Gboguron are qualified to enter the shrine. They

were not qualified to enter the (shrine). They had to face

the death penalty. Even the Kabiesi himself is not permitted

to enter the Molokun Shrine’s inner room except the Chief

Priest and High Chief Gboguron. Sacrifice must be

performed before they can enter.

Because these youths want to be rich at all costs, they

entered the sacred place and made away with traditional

items and 20 of them have died as a result of their

desperate acts. We have to appease the gods or else many

will still die and we have to bury them according to

tradition. Their corpses belong to the gods and will be

exhumed if buried by their families.” he said