9. On the 7th of January this year, President Muhammadu Buhari visited the late king to solicit for his support during the electioneering campaign
10. In 1997, the late king presided over the Warri kingdom in one of its darkest days in history when riots ensued and hundreds died because of the late Nigerian military leader, Gen. Sani Abacha, created a number of local government areas, including Warri south-west local government council, headquartered in the Ijaw area of Warri. After much pressure by the Itsekiri on the federal government, the council was relocated to Ogidigben, an Itsekiri area of Warri, which sparked crisis known subsequently as “Warri Crisis”.
–Naij
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