Man striped, chased out of Oba of Benin’s palace for committing sacrilege

A man, Dr. Ogiugo, an indigene of Benin, has been chased out of the palace of the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, for allegedly committing a sacrilege against the palace.

The incident occurred during the weekly peace mediation by the monarch last Thursday.

The elderly man had been in the palace where he had a case adjudged by the Oba.

It was learnt that Ogiugo in the wrath of the traditional council when he reportedly failed to kneel before the Oba in obeisance and in line with the Benin custom.

Irated by the act of disrespect, the Benin chiefs present described the act as sacrilegious and ordered him out of the palace.

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A video of Ogiugo being humiliated out of the palace by some Benin Chiefs went viral on the social media as the man was seen walking out of the traditional ground half-naked.

While some palace chiefs rebuked him, some of them were seen touching him traditional objects. Passers-by also watched in amazement as the erring man wailed out of the palace premises.

The man was also seen kneeling and begging the chiefs.

It was speculated that the man had been banished as a Benin chief. But an anonymous source close to the palace, who confirmed the incident, dismissed the speculation.

“There is no chief that was banished. Somebody was sent out but not a chief; it was just an ordinary person that came in company of those who had cases to answer.

“What happened to him was as a result of the way he behaved. Normally, when the Oba is on his throne, no matter who you are, you kneel to greet the Oba. But the man refused and he was a Benin man, meaning that he was a son of the Oba.”

Watch the video below:

https://youtu.be/3zfFYAcCu6o