People from different segments of the society stormed the place in honour of the departed influential king.
But while the likes of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and others left the venue without eating anything, some residents invaded the place and started fighting over foods.
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The foods were packed inside cellophane papers and put inside big bags, but while sharing them, some of the residents started dragging the bags with caterers.
While the bags were left for the “uninvited guests,” our correspondent observed that guests resulted into a tug of war as one group pulled the bags on one side and the other side pulled at the other end.
They stayed in this position for minutes until some security agents intervened and restored order in the place.
Meanwhile, the interdenominational service was an unusual one in many aspects.
The service brought Christians, Muslims and traditional religion worshipers together under the same canopy.
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The Christian religious order of service was dominant obviously because the monarch was a Christian and solemn songs were rendered by the choir and members of the congregation, one instrument missing at the interdenominational service was a drum.
No drum of any kind was beaten at the service, but piano was played and saxophonist and trumpeters were busy.
One of the workers at the palace told our correspondent that it was a taboo to beat drum for seven days earmarked for the mourning of the Ooni.
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