...As traditional artefacts taken away
The
Lagos titled chiefs have condemned the attack on the palace of Oba of
Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, and stealing of his traditional staff.
They
made this known in a statement titled, ‘Lagos titled chiefs frown at
the desecration of the Lagos traditional institution’, on Thursday.
The
statement was signed by Chief Olawumi Gasper, Aare Onimo of Lagos, and
the General Secretary of the Association of Lagos Titled Chiefs, a
non-political association of honorary chiefs and prominent members of
the Lagos Community.
Reports
had it that thugs on Wednesday stormed the palace of Oba of Lagos
located at Iga Idugaran, Lagos Island, vandalising vehicles and carting
away several artefacts.
While
frowning at the attack on Akiolu’s palace, the chiefs described the
carting away of his instrument of office as a taboo and a desecration of
the traditional institution of Lagos.
The
statement read in part, “This development no doubt posed grave dangers
to the culture and traditions of the good people of Lagos.
“The
action is unacceptable as the highly revered and age-long traditional
institution of Lagos will not be compromised and must be preserved. The
tradition and culture of the people of Lagos have been with its people
for centuries and therefore a taboo for instruments of
office(traditional staff) or any of its replica to be carted away from
the palace. No less important are other traditional artefacts were taken
away by these miscreants.
@Punch
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