- Some displeased youths in Ojah metropolis in Edo issue have attacked and burnt down the palace of the mature ruler of the community, Oba Okogbe Lawani
- Business City learnt that Oba Lawani’s palace changed into as soon as destroyed over burial rites given to a silly lady
- The gap of the Edo issue commissioner for social pattern and gender, Mrs Christabel Ekwu, changed into as soon as also destroyed by the youths, talked about to be Ojah deity worshippers
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Oja, Edo issue – Stress has engulfed Ojah community in Akoko-Edo native executive save (LGA) of Edo issue.
This changed into as soon as as some youths within the neighborhood allegedly attacked and issue ablaze the palace of the Olojah of Ojah, Oba Okogbe Lawani, Nigerian Tribune reported on Tuesday, January 30.
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Edo: Rampaging youths burn palace
Business City gathered that the reported arson came about on Sunday, January 28.
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It changed into as soon as gathered that bother began when a woman died, and after some findings, it changed into as soon as talked about that the deceased changed into as soon as killed at the shrine in Ojah.
A villager talked about:
“So the community needed to bury the lady as traditional, which is the sky burial that is throwing the silly bodies within the shrine on the hills.”
Oba Lawani reportedly advocated for the stoppage of that vogue of burial, however the rampaging youths allegedly suspected insincerity on the a part of the mature chief who they believed had invited security agents.
A source talked about:
“Within the blueprint, the youths determined to have interaction the security agents, attacked the security agents with stones and pushed them away, and in their enrage, attacked the palace of the mature ruler.
“They vandalised the palace and exclusively burnt the mature ruler’s SUV automotive parked within the compound.”
Even supposing the incident came about two days within the past, Business City learnt that there’s aloof alarm within the neighborhood.
When contacted, Chidi Nwabuzor, the police spokesperson within the issue, talked about he changed into as soon as aloof looking ahead to reports from the divisional police officer (DPO) within the save.
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Gunmen burn Anambra mature ruler’s palace
In a portion of linked facts, Business City reported that the palace of Igwe Emmanuel Nnabuife, the mature ruler of the Isseke Neighborhood in Ihiala native executive save of Anambra issue changed into as soon as burnt down by some gunmen.
Reacting to the incident, the issue commissioner of police, Aderemi Adeoye, talked about an investigation had begun.
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