The first incident involves the Isese priestess, Yeye Ajesikemi Olokun Omolara Olatunji, who was forcefully prevented from hosting a planned festival for adherents of her African traditional faith in Ilorin.

As a lead-up to the event, she created a digital poster that was widely circulated on social media. This caught the attention of the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, who then sent emissaries to the priestess, warning her to halt further actions on the crusade with a firm directive that the event would not be tolerated in Ilorin, which, it was stressed, is an Islamic city.