Orlu Crisis: Policeman Who Ordered Me To Lie Down At Gunpoint Can’t Do That To Hausa, Yoruba Rulers, Igbo Monarch Laments

The monarch lamented that the policeman asked him to lie on the ground “for over eight minutes” despite being a monarch, an action which he said desecrated the traditions and culture of the land.
by SaharaReporters, New York Feb 08, 2021

The Igwe Uzoubi Umuna Orlu, Imo State, Eze Boniface Okereke, has recalled his ugly encounter with a policeman during the recent clash between members of the Eastern Security Network and personnel of the Nigerian Army in his domain, saying a policeman from the North assaulted him.

The monarch lamented that the policeman asked him to lie on the ground “for over eight minutes” despite being a monarch, an action which he said desecrated the traditions and culture of the land.

In an Interview with PUNCH, Okereke said the crisis, about three weeks ago, was strange to the community as his domain had been largely peaceful, while noting that the “clash was regrettable because people died, properties were lost and business activities were halted.”

He said, “Orlu has no history of violence. Apart from the #EndSARS protest in 2020, this was the first time they clashed. The Indigenous People Of Biafra members don’t live with us here. They came, struck and left. And that is why every traditional ruler was enjoined to find out if any youth in Orlu is among the people who are causing these pains.

“The greatest humiliation of my life was when a policeman desecrated the culture of Igbo people by ordering a traditional ruler of my class and status to lie down on the road before my subjects. I suffered an embarrassing humiliation in the hands of mobile policemen at Carrot Junction here in the domain on Wednesday, January 27.

“At about 2pm, while I was returning from a meeting of the Orlu Traditional Rulers Council held at Umudioka ancient kingdom, on reaching the junction, a team of mobile policemen stopped me and one of them ordered me to get out of my car. I quickly hearkened to his order.

“Despite the inscription on my vehicle number plate asserting to my status as His Royal Highness, Eze B.C. Okereke, the traditional ruler of Uzoubi Umuna autonomous community and my physical appearance as an old man and verbal expression to him that I am the traditional ruler of this community, he still pointed his gun at me and ordered me to lie flat on the ground. I quickly obeyed him because he pointed his gun at me and I didn’t want him to shoot him.

“I lay flat on the floor for over eight minutes and it was thereafter that one of the policemen who later saw the inscription on my car and my regalia quickly urged me to stand and reprimanded the other overzealous cop. This humiliation, desecration of our cultural institution happened in the full glare of my subjects and passersby. It was an embarrassing situation, a big disgrace to my throne and disrespect to my person, community and the council of traditional rulers.”

“I have petitioned the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Imo State Police Command, informing him of the humiliation and urging him to investigate it. That was a humiliation that should not be swept under the carpet. This insult on a traditional ruler of my class cannot happen in Yorubaland or Hausaland. This must be corrected.”

And he sheepishly lie?

No!

Operation python dance in mind.

Eyaaa

As an igbo man, i can say that less than 5% or our monarchs are worth royalty. That's why no one places any value on them, and they also don't place any value on themselves.

A royalty with his full sense of pride and what he represents would rather have the police man shoot him than to lay flat on the floor. But this one quickly lay flat on the floor because a police man pointed a gun at him and he didn't want to die.

Now you will live with the shame of being disgraced before your subjects until the day you finally die, because die you surely will.

And truthfully, he must be a useless igwe. Because if he were useful to his people, a multitude would have gathered around the scene the moment police men stopped his vehicle.

I imagine this happened in my own village: the people would have encouraged the police man to shoot my igwe even while he lay down flat on the floor.

Hopeless men, who mount positions of leadership to serve themselves and their families, and are not willing to make any sacrifice for their people.

There is more to the story
We all know how traditional king was arrested for robbery in that side of the country.
Trust no one

We don't have Kings in Igboland. Igbo enwe eze.

Pigidiotts are slaves!

And cowards!!

What would make a soldier treat a senior citizen like that?
If not for anything, the chief looks above 50 years.
Can the soldier treat his father like that?

The Clumsiness of Buharinomics is bringing NIGERIANS out with different Characters.

sammyije:
10 years old facebook up for sale

How much Sir?

Igbos have no King.
No true king will lie down for anybody.

COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE SHOULD BE STATE INDIGENES. BUHARI WAS OVERINDULGED TO ROUGH HANDLE STATES ANYHOW AND TREAT THEM LIKE HIS FIEFDOMS.

COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE SHOULD BE STATE INDIGENES. BUHARI WAS OVERINDULGED AND ALLOWED TO ROUGH HANDLE STATES ANYHOW AND TREAT THEM LIKE HIS FIEFDOMS

No respect for the elders again

Pls someone should help me with a loan of 10k I promised to payback with interest by ending of this month. I'm stranded in Osun state now and I need to go back to east today
I tried two loan app already but both are not responding

I need help urgently,I don't have where to sleep tonight

PS: I won't be asking for help here if I can help myself. I've tried every means to no avail

Lifeisrisk:
Pls someone should help me with a loan of 10k I promised to payback with interest by ending of this month. I'm stranded in Osun state now and I need to go back to east today
I tried two loan app already but both are not responding

I need help urgently,I don't have where to sleep tonight

PS: I won't be asking for help here if I can help myself. I've tried every means to no avail

sell your phone , it will be enough to transport you back

adeolakemi:
sell your phone , it will be enough to transport you back

I didn't see buyer

Most of our leaders this days don't have balls, why they easily sell off their dignity for crumbs.

Ndi-potopo king rolling in the mud like pig

MuchAdo:
Pigidiotts are slaves!

And cowards!!

Much ado about nothing

B-b--b-but as a brave Igbo he should have boldly confronted that policeman.

This king no reach. If you can't protect your throne with your life, you don't deserve to occupy it

Imo and autonomous eze

Igwe in in Anambra can't do this !

Ddokie:
As an igbo man, i can say that less than 5% or our monarchs are worth royalty. That's why no one places any value on them, and they also don't place any value on themselves.

A royalty with his full sense of pride and what he represents would rather have the police man shoot him than to lay flat on the floor. But this one quickly lay flat on the floor because a police man pointed a gun at him and he didn't want to die.

Now you will live with the shame of being disgraced before your subjects until the day you finally die, because die you surely will.

And truthfully, he must be a useless igwe. Because if he were useful to his people, a multitude would have gathered around the scene the moment police men stopped his vehicle.

I imagine this happened in my own village: the people would have encouraged the police man to shoot my igwe even while he lay down flat on the floor.

Hopeless men, who mount positions of leadership to serve themselves and their families, and are not willing to make any sacrifice for their people.

God bless you sir.

Knowing your worth is a vital thing in life.
I once respected a Fulani man who chose to take a bullet than to obey a lay down order given to him before his wife.

Just because his wife is there ooo.

psucc:
And he sheepishly lie?

No!

Don't joke with a man with a loaded rifle.... Especially an untrained policeman.