Insecurity: Oba of Benin invokes ancestral curses against violent crimes

From Tony Osauzo , Benin
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday invoked ancestral curses against perpetrators of violent crimes in Edo State and across Nigeria through traditional worshippers, including priests, priestesses and traditional physicians (Ewaise).
The spiritual exercise followed the monarch’s directive last Wednesday summoning traditional worshippers of different classifications in Benin to return to the ancient traditional ways of addressing the growing security challenges in the state.
The ceremony, aimed at complementing government efforts to tackle insecurity, began with a procession from the Oba’s Palace grounds to the palace’s main entrance gate.
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