The Edo State government in a statement issued on Thursday, by the chief press secretary to the governor, Peter Okhiria, said it had suspended the Onojie of Uromi in the Esan North-East local government area, His Royal Highness, Anselm O. Aidenojie, from office for seven days for an alleged assault.
The traditional ruler was alleged to have assaulted a lady at a polling unit on the day of the just concluded Edo State governorship election.
Meanwhile, a post shared on the Facebook page of Uwa Atoe reads thus:
“He beat and stripped me naked.The blood you saw was from my private part”.Mrs Betty recounted”. The Onojie of Uromi went too far by slapping and causing bodily harm to a married woman openly in a polling boot. No king is above the law. I think kings should live by example. He may have been a buccaneer as a student but all that youthful exuberance is over. The king of Uromi should remember that he has left the campus setting and should drop those his rascally behaviour. He may be deposed if he does not tender apology to the state and Mrs Betty Okoebor within 7days. The governor is right to defend her subject.
See the photo of the Onojie and the lady in question below:
Below are reactions trailing the issue:
Eloghosa Beatrice Igbe Okoro: How can Onojie well dressed go to his polling boot and start fighting is she the only apc member there pls let’s think about it was there no security on duty no police, army or where they busy tom printing at that time??
Eloghosa Beatrice Igbe Okoro: Na wa oooooooh am afraid
Ebuetse Emmanuel: There must be something underneath, something cooking, had they had relationship before that got sour or she was paid to tarnish Zaiki image. Think about it
Isaiah Osifo: If this woman is from Uromi, the elders in her family should take her to the palace for a peaceful resolution. If she is depending on outsiders to wrestle with her traditional ruler, she will not be helping her self self. Politics and politicians will come and go, the community and traditional ties will remain.
Idehen Osayande Henry: Oga were you there when all this happened ? are you talking out of jealousy or hatred in ur heart for the king? you better go do your findings before passing judgement and calling the king names
Samson Oseikhuemen Eboigbe: The question is, what did you do to attract such treatment? Tell the world the whole truth.
Cedi Tc Political motivated: I don’t know how to mange this anymore
Amon Ra @Uwa Atoe…stick to the substance and ignore the antecedents of the monarch as a student
Oluwole Olayanju: RASCALS IN POWER
Elder Akhere Usifoh: Because of the mad governor you people have the right to insult my king.
Don Raphael P Okosun: Soon and very soon this same woman will confance for her paid APC allegations
Edmund Otarigho-Matthew Emmanuel: ar u People God 2decide wen a man wil die? What is whole abt a mortal man?
James Eghosa Usuomon: When he told a widow 2 go & die & later paid her huge sum of money, is dat d apology he’s talking about?
Elder Akhere Usifoh: Kings are made by God not by men. You people should be careful of ur words
Dougie Billonaire Agogoh Okodogbe: In Our land Kings are born n ordain by God, not elected of men…….
Mark Azet Omoaghe: Lies
