A court has remanded adult film actor and producer Tobilola Jolaoso in prison for shooting a sex video at the Osun-Osogbo sacred grove.
He and a team which shot a sex video at the sacred grove considered the abode of the Yoruba goddess of fertility, Osun will remain at the Ilesa correctional centre until a hearing.
It comes hours after police announced arresting him and members of his crew at a hotel in Osogbo.
The others arrested along like Jolaoso, aka King Tblak Hoc, include Juliet Semion, Ahmed Olasunkanmi, Adeniran Eritosin and Tunde Jimoh.
The shooting was done on July 25 at 12.30 using porn actors driven in from Lagos, police said.
Police prosecutors told the magistrate court the conduct was likely to cause breach of peace and disrespect to traditional religion.
Jolaoso and his team pleaded not guilty when the charges were read.
The grove is a UNESCO world heritage site and abode of the goddess Osun.
Located on the outskirts of Osogbo, it is the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria.
It is regarded as the abode of the goddess of fertility Osun, one of the pantheon of Yoruba gods.
The landscape of the grove and its meandering river is dotted with sanctuaries and shrines, sculptures and art works in honour of Osun and other deities.
The sacred grove, which is now seen as a symbol of identity for all Yoruba people, is probably the last in Yoruba culture.
