Eluku

Eyibi/Eluku Tigiri [1][2] e la Tigkpoŋ kaŋa nobɔ naŋ be ne o paaloŋ zaa nobɔ maŋ laŋ taa di Ikorodu ayi ziiri mine te seŋ Lagos state ane a Yoruba paaloŋ tenne mine naŋ villi o. O e la Tigiri ba naŋ maŋ di o yuoni zaa,Kyɛ o pãã maŋ kyaare la dɔba yoŋ yeltare. Dɔbɔ naŋ yi a teŋɛ bee a paaloŋ na poɔ yoŋ la taa sori ka ba di a Tigiri ŋa .[3] A pãã seŋ ka te baŋ ka dɔbɔ yi a Ikorodu teŋɛ poɔ yoŋ Tigiri maŋ la wagre zaa.

A Eluku Tigiri yitaa ne la a general Yoruba Oro tigri.

A tigri ŋa diibu saŋa , pɔgeba ane nobɔ naŋ ba e tendemɛ maŋ be la diŋ bebiyeni (24 hours), Kyɛ ziyuo vɛŋ la ka tage a wagre gaa ne gogori pie ne ayi (12 hours) a paaloŋ ziiri mine ; ayi a naa yiri te tɔ a teŋgane pare.[4][5]

Traditionally the festival is known as Eyibi Festival which is peaked by the outing of the deity called ELUKU. The activities and restrictions that goes with the outing of the Eluku has overshadowed the Eyibi festival ; non natives and foreigners have indirectly changed the name of the festival to Eluku Festival.

Eluku is believed to be the executioner of judgement on those found guilty breaking the laws and ignoring customs of the Town.

Eyibi/Eluku festival is 1 of the 4 major festivals in Ikorodu.[6] It is sacred to the Natives.

References

"A History of Ikorodu From Earliest Times | PDF | City | Human Migration". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
"Present Day". www.ikoroduoga.net. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
"Culture and Religion - Ikorodu Progressives Association UK". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
"Eluku festival is restricted to certain areas not entire town - Monarch". Pulse Nigeria. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
"Eyibi/Eluku festival: Ikorodu monarch debunks restriction of human, vehicular movements". Vanguard News. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
INN (2020-02-18). "Ikorodu Yearly Festivals". INN. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

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