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Keke Kills Masquerade During Festival In Anambra (10477 Views)

hitekk: 7:20am On May 13

By Vincent Ujumadu

The annual Imo Awka Festival in Awka, Anambra State, has recorded its first casualty as a tricycle (Keke NAPEP) crushed a masquerade to death on Sunday.

The incident occurred while the masquerade was moving along the road. According to eyewitnesses, the tricycle operator was immediately arrested.

“One masquerade was hit by a Keke NAPEP on Sunday, and his head was crushed. It was indeed a sad development,” an eyewitness recounted.

The Imo Awka Festival, which attracts visitors from within and outside Nigeria, is set to officially begin on May 19 and climax on May 24.

In past celebrations, the police implemented measures to control movement during the festival, but it is unclear if those measures are still in place this year.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/tricycle-kills-masquerade-during-awka-festival/

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PresidObi: 7:40am On May 13

The keke man won't be convicted,
Masquerades are spirits, case closed.

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phorget(m): 7:44am On May 13

Dem don kpai one spirit, make other spirit dey careful.

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hitekk: 7:46am On May 13

It seems the egugun forget say na express e dey.

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ki02020(m): 7:49am On May 13

E get why Obesere talk sey “Egun be careful na express you Dey go”

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gasparpisciotta: 7:49am On May 13

Could the tricycle have caused this much damage 🤔

Must have been an hungry man inside the costume, or too much “kai kai” consumed in build up to the ceremony

Masquerade and whatever deities attached to that festival have been demystified

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Aboks(m): 8:15am On May 13

Masquerade dey die ne?

No be spirit dem be

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allen113: 9:07am On May 13

This news was on fp yesterday na. @Seun your mods slacking at there job

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RealLordZeus(m): 9:07am On May 13

Lol
Egungun finally enter express..

Can we say RIP to spirits

Since we believe masquerade are dead ancestors visiting us..
Can a dead one be killed ..someone help

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Nazgul: 9:07am On May 13

The first time I received serious flogging from a Masquerade was during this Imo Awka festival in Awka. I was schooling in Awka then and as a Lagos boy we were meant to believe that Masquerades don't flog people, they only beg for money.

I was walking on the road that faithful day without any knowledge that any kind or form of celebration was going on, that's how I ran into them, about 3 Masquerades with dozens of followers all holding long canes.

As I tried walking through them without paying any attention to them, I suddenly felt a painful whip on my back, I shouted and another follower whipped me again, I ran and another one chased me and whipped me, I fell down, and injured myself, but got up and ran away.

From that day, whenever I'm in the east and I see any Masquerade, I'll just enter the nearest shop or building and take cover until they .

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MERCHANDISER: 9:07am On May 13

How many times una go this?
Useless mods angry

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MVLOX(m): 9:08am On May 13

Make masquerade go chill for prison small

Godsonkemz(m): 9:08am On May 13

Posted yesterday

merits(m): 9:08am On May 13

so masquerade dey die too grin

EponObi(f): 9:09am On May 13

Lmaooo... see blood. Dem don use blood of Jesus kpai this ancestor cheesy

Kingkamba(m): 9:09am On May 13

SPIRIT DEY DIE?

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ubest1(m): 9:10am On May 13

This shouldn't be news, the keke man has no case, Nigeria constitution has no room for spirit protection

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TooMuchStuff: 9:11am On May 13

If somebody son is missing in that community, the father of the person should be arrested for hosting a dead spirit all this while. It's Dangerous for spirit to be living amongst the living

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Fatbam005: 9:12am On May 13

Now the face will be uncovered no be juju be dat

thesicilian: 9:12am On May 13

He was a human being so pls show some empathy undecided

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adecz: 9:14am On May 13

Egungu be careful na express you dey go !!

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zelnababa(m): 9:15am On May 13

egugun becareful na express you dey go

Commentor: 9:15am On May 13

He has gone to commune with the ancestors.

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Ezekiel2122(m): 9:16am On May 13

If it was Imam or Pastor that keke hit now, people will rush to condemn it or some might have even burn the keke self, but since its not our religion, everybody catching cruise with someone's life... hypocrisy wan wound us for this country

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Neyopumpin13: 9:16am On May 13