By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n
Distorted by growing insecurity across the country,Oba of Benin, Omo N\u2019 Oba N\u2019 Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has led a traditional spiritual intervention aimed at curbing rising insecurity in Edo State and across Nigeria, invoking ancestral sanctions against perpetrators of violent crimes.<\/p>\n
The exercise, carried out through traditional worshippers, including priests, priestesses, and native physicians (Ewaise), followed an earlier directive issued by the monarch last Wednesday, summoning custodians of Benin tradition to adopt ancient methods in addressing security challenges.<\/p>\n
The ritual procession began at the Oba\u2019s Palace in Benin City, where participants, adorned in ceremonial regalia and bearing traditional spiritual objects, gathered at the palace entrance. There, they performed rites, poured libations, and called on ancestral spirits to witness and punish individuals involved in cultism, kidnapping, and other criminal activities threatening peace in the state.<\/p>\n
The ceremony also included prayers for the protection and fortification of the land against external aggression by bandits and criminal elements, as well as supplications for the well-being and progress of law-abiding citizens in Edo State and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the event, the head of the Ewaise palace group, Chief Osemwonta Iguezigbon, alongside the Chief Priest of the Ayelala deity, Clement Edegbe, expressed confidence that the intervention would help curb violent crimes and expose their collaborators.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot has gone wrong in Benin. Respect for elders is declining, and incidents of kidnapping and other crimes have increased,\u201d Chief Edegbe said.<\/p>\n
Chief Iguezigbon noted that the initiative was a direct response from the monarch to the worsening security situation. \u201cWhat has been done today is at the instance of the Oba, considering the developments not only in Edo State but across the country. The Oba believes it is time to take decisive action,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Chief Isaac Oghafua Ogiemwense Oghafua (the Oyeoba of Benin) explained that the spiritual exercise was intended to reinforce security through traditional means and safeguard the land from further threats.<\/p>\n
Also speaking, priestess Constance Eguavon commended the monarch\u2019s decision to deploy indigenous spiritual mechanisms in the fight against criminality, describing it as timely and necessary.<\/p>\n
The intervention is widely seen as a complementary measure to government efforts aimed at restoring security and stability in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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