Five functionaries of the Benin Kingdom have been suspended by the Benin Traditional Council for allegedly engaging in sacrilegious conduct against Benin custom with a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The Iyase (Prime Minister) of Benin, Chief Sam Ugbe, made the position of the Council known in a statement he issued. According to the statement by Ugbe on Saturday: “The attention of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has been drawn to video clips circulating on social media in which a group of self-serving traditional functionaries from…
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