Two days after fire razed Ekiosa (Osa Market) in Benin City, thieves have started returning items they stole from the market.

It was a reminiscence of the 2004 Oba Market fire incident where thieves returned stolen items from the market after Ayelala priests visited the market.

Ekiosa was gutted by fire on Sunday afternoon and thieves had a field day breaking into shops and looting items.

On Monday, the market leaders invited Ayelala worshipers to place curses on those who caused the fire and thieves that stole items at the market.

The Aiyelala worshippers, clad in red attires, walked round the market with a cock cursing those responsible and the thieves.

Addressing a delegation of the Benin monarch Omo N’Oba Ewuare II, Edo State President of Market Women Association, Mrs. Blacky Ogiamien, said the thieves have started the stolen goods after the deadly curse.

Blacky said several items ranging from bags of rice, roll of wrappers, cartons and gallons of grand nut oil, goats and others have been dumped at different places beside the market square.

Besides returning the stolen items to the market square, some persons opted to return items to the Oba Palace.

Sources at the palace said those that returned items claimed that they seized them from people that stole them from the market.

Blacky stated that the invitation of the dreaded juju priests (Ayelala group) was to prevent future fire incidents at markets in the state.

“They have started returning our stolen goods as we invited Ayelala people to place curse on those behind the series of pains being inflicted on market women and other traders in the state

“Those who are putting fire on our asset in the state and those using the opportunity to steal our goods in the market would not longer be free this time.”

One of the affected traders whose goods have been returned, Mr Gentle Imuetinyan Usoh, said the invitation of juju priests was appreciable, stressing that more of their stolen goods would be recovered in no distance time.

“Since Ayelala was called into this market fire incident early today, we have started getting back some some of our stolen goods

“Many of my goods which I thought were burnt by the fire have been brought to the side of the market today. I still believe that our other goods would be fully recovered,” Usoh said

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/ekiosa-fire-thieves-return-stolen-items/amp/

Point 1. These serial fire outbreaks in Benin could be arson just like the US wild fires and not accidents.

Point 2. Humans have swapped places with animals. Looting of people's properties in an unfortunate incident like this and during automobile accidents is both animalistic and barbaric.

Point 3. People now fear the devil more than God. Because the former has no patience and acts immediately, he's now feared more than who they ought to really fear. God's day of vengeance on the wicked is approaching speedily.

Point 4. The authorities of other markets should be cautious of future outbreaks as this is the fourth in the series of unfortunate fire outbreaks in different markets across the state. "Once bitten twice shy."

Point 5. If you know you have degenerated to point 2., it's not too late. Have a change of heart and return to the conscientious, altruistic and loving creature God made you to naturally be.

Here I drop my pen keyboard.

Good morning all!

Fear juju.

Ok

Op no be only Grand nut oil, na grind nut oil...
Nobody wan die but dey wan get money

Juju I hail thee

Them for no return am nah, make Benin juju make them mad.

Obaseki needs to go

They should be invited to our various government houses and MDAs

hmmm

Bini juju no dey disappoint , return the stolen goods or die

Maadd ooooo , f*vking unreal

Too bad

Stealing from someone who is going through such calamity is even worse than a curse by itself.

But how would they identify who owns what since most of those returned items are generic

Descendants of cursed Oduduwa at ot again

Africa my Africa!

Fear catch dem!

Africa is really great but we are yet to even tap from our rich heritage.

How can someone even steal from Benin Person?? the person na learner??

Meanwhile Rochas Okorocha didn't Buy and Christmas Tree for IMO people this year


Thieves everywhere

JubrinElSudan:
They should be invited to our various government houses and MDAs

Jazz dey Benin! I doff my hat for that state!

Ok

Yeye people, they should take their Juju and go and swear fro governors and senators. Maybe they will return the stolen wealth of the nation. Their juju only sabi how to catch petty thieves.

Astark:
Obaseki needs to go

Is that the reason you put fire for the market?

Lol

Edo People.

Lol

These days people fear Ayelala more than God..... What a tragedy...

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Good one there