The Traditional ruler of Oworonsoki, Oba Basiru Oloruntoyin Saliu has
blamed yesterday’s Bristow helicopter crash on the failure of the
government to pay attention to tradition, noting that the crash might
have been caused by the lagoon goddess.
Speaking to Vanguard on phone, the monarch said as
soon as the
incident occurred, he deployed all his chiefs and princes to the scene
to assist in the rescue operation.
“The government no longer pays attention to traditional rites which
is necessary to prevent such occurrences. For instance, how many times
have we appeased the goddess this year?
“An occurrence like this may be caused by the goddess because no
human being can depict the depth of the lagoon; but if the goddess is
appeased, she would have prevented such occurrence,” Oba Saliu said.
A helicopter belonging to Bristow Helicopters with 12 people on
board, yesterday, crashed into the Lagoon near the Oworonsoki end of the
Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Four bodies were recovered and six
people rescued. Two are still missing.
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