Palace Altar to King Ovonramwen, (r. 1888-97),of Benin,courtesy Google
B-E-W-A-R-E!!!
Avoid Benin City ,Ile-Ife till after coronation ceremonies
By Abdulmumini Adeku.
If you know what is good for you then take this piece of
information very seriously but if you decide to ignore this then whatever
happens to you is your own fault.
Do not spend a night in Benin City and Ile-Ife,both in Edo
State and Ile Ife respectively if you are not an indigene till after the end of their forthcoming
coronation ceremonies.
The reasons are not far- fetched ,both towns regarded as two
of the most ital piece in the socio-cultural jigsaw called Nigeria have lost their Kings and now they are
looking for spare parts to be used in carrying out traditional rites now
clashing with 21 st century ideology, To be fore warned is to be for armed.
An impeccable source who confided in Paedia Express
Multimedia over the death of Ooni of Ife,Oba Okunnade Sijuwade said that a lot
of rituals will have to be performed now till the end of the coronation rites
for the new king.
He agreed with this reporter ‘s arguments that African
cultural tradition was now in direct conflict with the 21st century
realities ,judging from the way the news went viral on social media on the
death of Oba of Benin and Oonirisa of Ile-Ife.
His words:”They will carry that Oba’s corpse and hang him by
the neck and pour a lot of chemicals on
it to aid the decay process fast”
“The head will not be severed directly with a knife but will
cut on his won and then the liquid that drips from the corpse during the decaying process will be collected
in a big container for another set of ritual”
“A source once told this reporter that certain parts of the
King in Yoruba land is cut and then cooked in form of a meal for the successor
to eat,with this chain of barbaric custom continuing in secrecy from generation
to generation in what is regarded as some form of cannibalism.
Yoruba land will witness a new dawn in its tradition soon as
king makers are expected to choose the
51st Oooni of Ife with Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his godson, Goernor
Rauf Aregbeshola expected to handpick a core loyalist rather than Ifa’s choice.
In a related issue the question on everybody’s lips is who
become’s the 68th the ancient
Oba of Benin Kingdom continues to cause ripples nationwide
The entire world currently awaits the announcement of the
death of the 67 th paramount ruler and Oba of Benin ,Oba of Benin,Oba Omonoba
Uku Apkolorkporlor The 11.
In a check by Paedia Express Multimedia on recent
development at the Oba’s palace in Benin over his reported demise, it was discovered
that the urge by the eldest child to embrace3 the tradition of his forefathers
as against the practice of Christianity was causing a lot of tension within the
kingdom presently.
An impeccable source
and a son of Bini Kingdom who spoke with this reporter in confidence
said that eldest child is allowed to have his way then the kingdom will be back
to a full fetish regime .
He recalled that in the past there was a case of a king who
was buried with at least 100 people and till date the shrine was near the Ring
Road in Benin.
He explained that there was a lot of mystery woven around
the Bini Kingdom,noting that no man could build a tall storey building near the
palace.
He pointed out that there was a sacred door within the
palace where no man could enter except if he had been confirmed as king by the
gods of the land as if he was an imposter then he will dies naturally.
He affirmed that if and when an announcement of the Oba’s
demise was made ,then eery Bini true
born will have no choice than to cut their hairs in line with tradition.
“There was one of our kings who was dishonored by a group of
people from his mother’s village and in anger he put a curse on them and till
date only women were recognized as
successful people in that part of Benin”
‘The Bini kingdom has a lot of power and mystery surrounding
and you can never bribe your way to kinship like in other places”
“Oba of Benin according to tradition must never see his first born son physically otherwise a lot
opf people may die”
It was learned by Paedia Express Multimedia’s News Office
Desk that a King’s mother once sacrificed her life and till date was buried in
the entrance to the Oba’s palace in Benin City.
It was gathered too as at press time that the kingmakers
were still consulting and performing the ital rites so as to help unravel the
mystery behind who becomes the 68 Oba of
Benin
Hogwash. Show me one coronation that is bereft of secrecy. Are you privy to the choice or installation of The Pope for instance? Assumptions, wild guesses and conjectures are not the tenets of journalism.
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