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Osun devotees
Osun Osogbo worshippers on Friday thronged the groove for the grand finale of the 2022 Osun Osogbo Festival.
The devotees in their numbers were sighted fetching the waterin different sizes of jerry cans just as they were seen drinking the water on their way out of the grove.
The Osun-Osogbo worshippersand otherdevotees believe that the water is endowed with spiritual power just as they believe there is nothing the water could not dobecause of its sacred powers.
It will be recalled that government on Thursday advised tourists and devotees to the grand finale of the festival to refrain from drinking the water because of contamination.
The Commissioner for Health, Rafiu Isamotu, gave the advice in an interview with journalists.
He said government embarked on sensitisation to discourage people from drinking the water during the festival as it had been contaminated by the activities of artisanal miners. (New Telegraph)
