Residents claim the silent woman, seen yearly before the Oró Festival, continues to fuel one of Ikorodu’s most chilling urban legends.
If you live around Ikorodu, Lagos, please take note of the woman in this picture.
Many residents believe there is something unusual about her because of her striking features, especially her oddly shaped ears and feline-like eyes.
According to local accounts, every June since 2021, a few days before the Oró Festival, this mysterious woman has been seen wandering through different parts of Ikorodu with a child strapped to her back, always wearing the same outfit.
She has reportedly been sighted in Odoguyan, Imota, Irawo, Ebute, Idera, Bayeku, and several other communities, often on the same day and around the same time. No one seems to know who she is, where she comes from, or what her mission is.
The most unsettling part? She never speaks.
She simply appears, walks through the area, and vanishes without a trace.
Residents of Gberigbe claim that local vigilantes encountered her late one night while she was walking along a deserted road. They said that when a flashlight was pointed directly at her face, what appeared to be a third eye suddenly became visible on her forehead.
Witnesses further alleged that the child on her back seemed abnormal, describing strange movements and sounds that left them terrified.
The woman reportedly showed no fear. Instead, she calmly walked toward the vigilantes, causing them to flee in panic.
When they later returned with reinforcements, she had disappeared.
An old local tale even speaks of a mysterious woman with similar features who was allegedly seen decades ago before a major national crisis. Whether fact, folklore, or mere coincidence, stories about her continue to spread across Ikorodu and neighboring communities.
Have you ever encountered a mysterious figure like this during the night?
Whatever the truth may be, the story remains one of the most chilling urban legends circulating in Ikorodu today
