The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi,
has declared fasting and prayers for three days to restore peace and
harmony to Ile-Ife.
Oba Ogunwusi made the declaration
through his Deputy, Oba Idowu Adediwura, the Obalufe of Ife kingdom,
on Sunday in Ile-Ife, Oyo State.
Adediwura said that the monarch, who
travelled to London on Saturday, sent him to deliver the message.
Ooni of Ife,
According to him, the fasting and
prayers will hold from Monday, March 13 to Wednesday, March 15. The
Ooni, who said he believed that “with God, all things are
possible”, noted that “one tree cannot make a forest” and urged
his subjects to eschew violence.
He also appealed to all indigenes and
non-indigenes in Ile-Ife to cooperate with him to restore peace to
the land. “Ife is the cradle of Yoruba, Niger Deltans, Urobos and
other tribes that live in Ile-Ife and in the diaspora; we are all
Nigerians and should not forget our origin,” Adediwura quoted the
Ooni as saying.
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