Olu of Warri Passed On

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TheWarri Traditional Council anounch the demise of  Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II after two week controversy surrounding the demise of the monarch.
The announcement of the demise the monarch was made by Chief Tesigiweno Yaya Pesu, the eldest traditional chief and a member of the the Olu Traditional Council, the advisory body to the stool which comprises the king-makers.
The grand ceremony took place at the island of Ode Itsekri, better known as Big Warri, which is the ancestral home of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality and attended by practically all Itsekiri men, women and youths.
According to the custom of the Itsekiri people, a huge bar of white chalk was smashed on the ground to symbolise the passing away of the Olu of Warri amid other traditional rites at the over two hours ceremony.

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