Oba of Benin urged S.media users to cross-check information before posting, speaks on attack on Obaseki
Timothy Omobude 
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has disowned youths who attacked and stripped a former Managing Director of Daar Communication, Dr. Pedro Obaseki.
He said he never authorised last Sunday’s manhandling of Obaseki.
Obaseki, a cousin to former Governor Godwin Obaseki, was attacked by suspected thugs at the Uwa Primary school where he went to play football.
He was beaten, stripped naked and made to walk through the streets of Benin City on allegation of being an ‘Oghionba’ (enemy of the Oba).
Oba Ewuare II, who spoke in a statement signed by Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor, urged social media users to endeavour to cross-check information appropriately before posting.
The Benin Monarch advised the youths not to take the laws into their hands on any issue no matter the degree of provocation.
According to the statement, “The Benin Traditional Council use this medium to inform the general public that the unfortunate incidence in which Pedro Obaseki was manhandled was not authorized by the Oba of Benin. And it cannot be authorized because it is not in the character of our revered monarch to do so. The Oba of Benin is a peace-loving father to all.
“The Benin Traditional Council also wishes to advise our youth not to take the laws into their hands on any issue no matter the degree of provocation. They should always respect the laws of the land in all actions and utterances and allow appropriate Security Agencies to handle all matters.”
