Tension in Ekiti as traditional worshippers prevent demolition of shrines
- Traditional worshippers in Ekiti state have prevented the demolition of some shrines
- The state government's demolition team were engaged in a heated argument with the worshippers
- It was gathered that some houses were marked for demolition while many corpses were marked for exhumation in the state
Some traditional worshippers have prevented the demolition of shrines in Ekiti state on Friday, April 6.
The worshippers had engaged a team of the Ekiti state demolition experts in an argument in Ado-Ekiti.
Daily Trust reports that the exercise took a dramatic turn when budldozers returned in Ado-Ekiti for the demolition of structures close to the two shrines, two sacred trees and other structures directly adjacent the palace of Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo.
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The shrines - "Ogun" and "Ejeye Oka Ere" - are located within the premises of Arowa of Ado-Ekiti's court.
The state government however has said it will not yield to pressure by the traditional institutions in the city to stop the demolition.
It was also gathered some houses were demolished on Thursday, April 5, while seven tombs were marked for exhumation.
During the demolition on Thursday, no fewer than four corpses were said to have been exhumed and relocated.
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Residents said armed security operatives were deployed to the area to prevent the degeneration of the crisis.
Also, a protest which led to the temporrary suspension of the demolition process had ensued in the area.
A family member of one of the corpses exhumed said the compensation paid by the state government did not cover the displacement of the corpses or the demolition of the shrine.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that a 10-year old boy was killed in Owerri during the demolition of the Eke Ukwu market.
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The boy, Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, was said to have been hit by a stray bullet after violence escalated between traders and security operatives during the demolition of the market.
He was buried amid tears his family compound in Anambra state on Wednesday, September 20, 2017.Otodo Gbame: I lost four children to the demolition
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Source: Naija.ng