Òrìṣà

Footsteps fall on dusty roads, children dance with masquerades
Talking drums seduce young minds, and oh so slowly daylight fades
Count your friends, where did one go while you were at play?
‘Gbomogbomo man!’ they cry – not all shall see the day

When her marriage falls apart, Ndidi is trapped by the wealth and power of her estranged husband, whose controlling mother exerts a troubling influence over Ndidi’s daughter, Tola. Desperate to protect Tola from the family’s slavish devotion to a cult-like church and its charismatic leader, Pastor Mike, Ndidi plays the role of the dutiful wife and daughter-in-law.

When Tola vanishes, the brilliant Detective Wole is assigned to the case and, with Ndidi’s help, uncovers darker forces than the greed and megalomania of Pastor Mike’s church. What Wole doesn’t know is that the playground whispers that terrified Ndidi as a child – of juju, Gbomogbomo child snatchers, and Òrìṣàs – have returned to haunt her…