Women protest against the decision of Olu of Warri

Itshekiri women are planing to stage a protest against the Olu of warri, Ogiame Atuwase II, on September 10, 2013, for planning to abolish some of the ancient Itshekiri cultural practices.

The protesters are expectedly to be dressed in symbolic red attire as a sign of danger for the monarch.

Atunwase II had on September 4, 2013, Wednesday, declared in a document titled, “The New Order of Iwere Kingdom,” that the “Ogiame” title which had been in existence for over 500 years would cease to exist following the recent consecration of the kingdom to God. “Ogiame” means “King of the River,” according to the history behind the Itsekiri throne.
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