Ondo Govt warns monarchs against running detention centres, courts
— Stop land grabbing, self-help in palaces— Provide intelligence, not act as security agencies By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Ondo State Government has warned traditional rulers in the state against turning their palaces into detention centres or operating parallel courts.
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, gave the warning at a three-day workshop for traditional rulers in Akure, with the theme, “Repositioning the Traditional Institution for Harmonious Communal Relationship, Security, Cultural Preservation and Sustainable Development.
He stressed that repositioning the traditional institution was not intended to diminish the authority of the palace, but to ensure that its moral and cultural influence was exercised within the law.
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