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Social activities suspended for 3 months in Itsekiri nation as death of Ikenwoli is announced

by NewsNet Nigeria
4 years ago
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Delta monarch, Olu of Warri is dead

Late Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli

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Itsekiri nation on Easter Monday formally announced the passage of His Royal Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli at Ode Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiris in Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State.

The Iyatsere of Warri kingdom and Acting Chairman Warri council of Chiefs and Olu Advisory council, Chief Johnson Amatserunreleghe, announced the development at exactly 11.32 am before a gathering of Itsekiri prominent chiefs, Princes and sons and daughters.

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He also said a period of mourning had been declared for the Itsekiri nation that will run for three months. ‘ No burials, marriages, dancing will hold across all Itsekiri communities for three months ” ‘There shall be no merrymaking of any kind anywhere in Iwere land. All Itsekiri sons and daughters must tie their wrappers upside down for the duration”.

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This was followed by 20 cannon shots fired to announce the departure of the monarch. He said the 20 cannon shots signified that 20 Olus had reigned over the Iwere nation.

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