By Ozioruva Aliu
BY Wednesday (72 hours away), diviners, priests, priestesses and various shrines in Benin Kingdom and their custodians would invoke “irreversible curse” on kidnappers, bandits and all involved in violent crimes in the seven local government areas that make up the Benin kingdom.
The Benin monarch had, last Tuesday, met with various categories of spiritualists and leaders in the kingdom where he announced a ten-day period for them to consult with their powers and that by July 2 (Wednesday), they should openly invoke the destructive curses on the criminals.
The last time a similar thing happened in the kingdom was in May 2018 when Oba Ewuare II placed a curse on perpetrators of human trafficking and their collaborators including native doctors and priests who administered oath of secrecy on victims.
He also said then that the oath of secrecy administered on the victims had been encouraging the illegal trade and called on all native doctors to shun the act and join hands with the palace to attract development.
