An unidentified female TikTok content creator has reportedly regained her health after allegedly recording a procession associated with the annual Oloolu Masquerade Festival in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The incident attracted widespread attention after videos surfaced online showing the woman participating in traditional cleansing rites at the Oloolu compound.
Speaking with PUNCH Online on Monday, the spokesperson to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, Chief Adeola Oloko, explained that the woman did not actually film the sacred Oloolu masquerade. According to him, she mistakenly recorded Alawo Oloolu, a figure linked to the Oloolu tradition.
Oloko said traditional leaders at the Oloolu compound confirmed that the video was recorded while the procession was passing through parts of Ibadan.
“She did not capture Oloolu; she mistook it for Alawo. We contacted the Mogaji of the Oloolu compound, and he confirmed that a woman who mistook Alawo of Oloolu for the real Oloolu masquerade captured it on the street,” he said.
He further alleged that shortly after posting the footage online, the woman began experiencing unusual health problems, prompting her relatives to seek assistance from the traditional custodians.
He said:
“After posting it, she realised the blood in her body began to dry. So her family reached out to the Oloolu people immediately, and they attended to her in accordance with the tradition of the land.
We have told people to obey simple instructions; women are not supposed to see Oloolu, but out of curiosity, she disobeyed.”
Oloko added that he could not verify social media claims that the woman disguised herself as a man before filming the procession.
“I cannot confirm she disguised herself as a man. Those are accounts on social media. But she took the footage or photo on the street,” he said.
Videos circulating online showed the TikTok user undergoing what appeared to be a public traditional cleansing ceremony in the presence of traditional worshippers.
The gist is that Wasilat filmed the Oloolu masquerade in Ibadan despite warnings from Kabiyesi and priests. She started having ceaseless flow of menses since then.
She ran to the. Custodians to confess and she will have to engage in rituals to be free. pic.twitter.com/jSdKpSTJlS
— Hon Dim (@MbaAdol) August 3, 2026
