A young man from Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State, who sat on the revered throne of the Tor Tiv minutes before coronation has been banished from Tiv land by The Tiv Traditional Council, for butchery of the consecrated Tor Tiv Stool.

Stephen Nyitse caused stir after he sat on the throne of the about to be coronated Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse on Saturday, March 4th, at the JS Tarka Stadium, Gboko, Benue State.

The strange action shocked king makers and important dignitaries who were in attendance at the coronation ceremony. He was immediately whisked off by security personnel for interrogation while the Pentecostal fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, president in Benue, Bishop Mike Agou, led other men of God to annoint and rededicate the Stool.

After the coronation, the traditional council went iinto emergency session over the matter and unanimously agree on banishment as punitive measure act and deterrent.

Tor Kwande, HRH Chief Ambrose Pinne Iyortyer who announced the banishment on behalf of the Tiv Traditional Council said the punishment is with immediate effect.

And that Mr. Stephen Nyitse shall under no circumstances step his foot on any part of Tiv land any where in the world. In the statement, the TTC prohibited all sons and daughters of Tiv race to offering any form of assistance to the banished former son of Tiv, Mr.Stephen Nyitse.

The Tiv Traditional Council, TTC, in the statement has, in a strong incontrovertible terms, condemned the behavior and asked the Tiv race to rise up in condemnation of such act and as well desist from all other forms of vices to make Tiv nation great again.

Source: http://ovoko.com.ng/man-sat-throne-tor-tiv-barnished-tiv-land-pictured/

The guy ma Wan enjoy nah

Police cannot even spell 'detainee"

I think the Guy's action was in protest.

When would Nigeria
Abolish traditional rule
In this country its one
Of the major reasons
We are backward in life.

No one has the right to banish a citizen of Nigeria from any part of the country. If the man has committed any offence he should be charged to court, but the traditional council has no legal authority to ban the him from tiv land. They are just bluffing. The man should ignore them.

Igbos:
Police cannot even spell 'detainee"
I think the Guy's action was in protest.

That's the spelling of "detainee" in Tiv language.

carzola:
When would Nigeria Abolish traditional rule In this country its one Of the major reasons We are backward in life.

Bia this boy, go and write your homework. You'll be going to school tomorrow.

Nigeria is Big enough for anybody to dwell on.. If them like make them go locate the man for lagos make i see... Silly rules. Person no go sit again on the throne?? #Olamide be like - i am sitting on the Throne...#

You guys should have investigate to know whether he was mentally balanced or being manipulated.

Nnn

mu2sa2:
No one has the right to banish a citizen of Nigeria from any part of the country. If the man has committed any offence he should be charged to court, but the traditional council has no legal authority to ban the him from tiv land. They are just bluffing. The man should ignore them.

Are you saying we should disrespect traditional rules and regulations because of white man rule.

Respect your tradition and moved forward.

What we should amend instead of abolish is inhumane rules and regulations our forefathers set to govern themselves

REMEMBER EVEN JESUS CHRIST said" I didn't come to abolish the law instead l came to amend it.

Happy Sunday to you

Should i modify the above comment and say what's in me

Ban wetin. not in this modern days

Probably He wanted to take a selfie.

Mò gbó mō yà dun enter problem

Very lucky man..
He would have become a stone in some tribes in nigeria

Can this man please get a human rights lawyer...or can any lawyer pick up his case?

Yes his act was against TIV tradition, but the days of absolute monarchy are long gone.

Did the traditional council give him a fair trial? Was he given the oppotunity to defend himself; to explain the reasons for his actions?

Thank God the United Nations Human Rights Declaration takes precedence over any traditional council.

Can a traditional law supercede the constitution of the federal republic? A resounding NO is the answer.

I don't seem to get the correlation between anointing of traditional stool by Christians when the ruler meant to be seating on hat seat is a custodian of the Tor Tiv tradition.

Isn't this confusion? Why not allow Caesar take full possession of his heritage? Do Christianity and traditional beliefs coexist ?

some pple sha... they think its everything dey can use to play

The man want to feel the power on the throne

the same chair wey the carpenter wey make am even keep ewa agoyin plate on top

carzola:
When would Nigeria
Abolish traditional rule
In this country its one
Of the major reasons
We are backward in life.

Tell England to banish their monarchy tradition. Just go near he Queen of England without permission and comment from six feet below. Deluded Africans

Africans and traditions sha



He should thank his stars he was banished and not killed

Legally, they are joking. Traditionally, they may not be joking if they back their threats up with diabolical means of punishment.

The constitution supercedes any rubbish pronouncement of theirs.

But I'm miffed by the part that says pastors rededicated the stool. What has darkness gotten to do with light, according to their Bible? Who is deceiving who?

carzola:
When would Nigeria
Abolish traditional rule
In this country its one
Of the major reasons
We are backward in life.

Why should they abolish anything tradition?

Lemme tell you why we backward.

The reason we are backward is that we have left our traditions and cultures for foreign culture. The few ones we have left are diluted with western culture. Do you know how this makes us backward, because we have lost our true identities, and we have become westerners wannabe. An African man wears suit and tie in plus 30 degree, and an African woman fixes weave on and contact lens in order to look like white woman. All these copying of western cultures and traditions puts us in mental frame of mind where we look down on ourself and look up to white people as superior race. And with that kinna mind frame, there is no way we can develop.
Just to clear you on what I mean by asking you to mention one country in the world that doesn't have cultures and traditions but developed

Like Fela right said in his song "Teacher dont teach me nonsense" He said

When I dey pikin, mama papa be teacher
When I dey for school, teacher be teacher
When I dey university, lecturer be teacher
When I start to work, government be teacher
Who be government teacher?
Cultures and traditions


He went on to sing about our different countries all over the world still have their cultures and traditions as their teachers. But in Africa we have lost our cultures and traditions which makes us have government that engage in corruption, mismanagement, looting etc.

That is an illegal act and pronouncement because no Nigerian can be banished or movement restricted in any part of Nigeria no matter how grave his offense is .

ifyan:


Are you saying we should disrespect traditional rules and regulations because of white man rule.

Respect your tradition and moved forward.

What we should amend instead of abolish is inhumane rules and regulations our forefathers set to govern themselves

REMEMBER EVEN JESUS CHRIST said" I didn't come to abolish the law instead l came to amend it.

Happy Sunday to you

Jesus did not come to amend the law but to fulfil it.

Matthew 5:17 [Full Chapter]
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

No wonder dem dey fool you.