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Oba of Benin sacks 6 chiefs for pledging allegiance to Ooni

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has stripped six palace chiefs of their traditional titles and banished them from the palace over alleged traditional sacrilege.

Their banishment was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the monarch, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, on Monday, April 29, 2024.

Iguobaro said the chiefs engaged themselves in a sacrilegious show of shame and falsehood against the Benin custom.

The palace spokesperson described the chiefs as “self-serving traditional functionaries and integrity-challenged individuals”.

The affected chiefs include Johnbull Igbinosun, Iduhonre (Ihogbe), S.E. Aigbiremwen, and Efesoghoba (Ogbelaka).

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The other two “Ogbelaka” functionaries are Ogbeide Osagie and Osamudiame Edo.

Iguobar stated: “These former palace functionaries had falsely claimed to be emissaries of the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, His Royal Majesty, Ewuare Il, CFR, Oba of Benin, in the presence of the Ooni of Ife His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; (Ọjaja II) in his palace.

“There, they recently rendered inaccurate and disjointed account of the link between the Benin Royal Dynasty and that of the Ooni of Ife.

“They later admitted before an investigative committee, led by Chief Ekhoerovbiye Oviasogie, the Uwangue of Benin, that they erred against Benin Custom.

“The Uwangue of Benin, who described their action as a deliberate attempt to rubbish Benin Kingdom, pronounced their banishment.

“Consequently, they were also stripped of their Benin Royal beads, recognition as Palace functionaries and their traditional titles, which were handed over to the ancestors.

“The affected palace functionaries were also barred from parading themselves as Benin Palace functionaries and stopped from participating in any traditional rites in Benin.

“The banished former traditional functionaries were thereafter escorted out of the Palace by Chiefs, including Ewaise (traditional seers) with occipital horns invoking ancestral spirits to bear witness.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

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