By Austin Ogwuda, Asaba
COMMOTION broke out yesterday at the palace of the Obi of Igbodo community in Ika North East local government area
of Delta State following a mass protest by the community, leading to
the sack of the Obi’s wife, whom they complained was not a native of
the community.
There had been a lingering crisis of the purported marriage
between the Obi and his wife, who hailed from Ebonyi State. Although,
the Obi Ikechukwu Nkeobikwu Osedume I, the Obi of Igbodo had insisted
that his Ebonyi-born heartthrob remains his choice as wife , the palace
chiefs and a good number of the community mostly women had been kicking
against that choice.
The crisis came to a head yesterday, when the Obi who had been
hibernating in Asaba, decided to bring in the wife to the palace
Thursday night.
And while sensing danger, he came with a armed security men to ward
off any possible danger. However, the security men engaged by him had to
‘surrender’ when scores of protesters marched to the palace to demand
the immediate exit of the wife.
Eyewitness told our reporter that “the Obi’s wife was smuggled from
the palace by armed soldiers and policemen into safety at the heat of
the commotion”.
Culled: vanguard
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