A man on Saturday at the JS Tarka Stadium Gboko did what many considered  strange and abominable when he sat on the stool  prepared for the coronation of the 5th Tor Tiv, Prof. James Ayatse. In Tiv mythology, many persons have interpreted the act as a bad omen.

The man identified as Sam Nyitse had outsmarted security men at the Gboko Stadium, to sit  on the stool prepared for the new Tor Tiv. Strange as it seemed the man  told his interrogators that he was prompted by God to cleanse the stool for the new king.

” I sat on the stool in order to cleanse it and make it comfortable for the incoming Tor Tiv, ” he said.

Retired Brig.-Gen. Atom Kpera, the Chairman, Central Planning Committee for the coronation, who was present at the scene, ordered security men to punish Nyitse.

Officials, however, said they would investigate Nyitse’s motive.

Some dignitaries at the scene described his action as “strange and abominable.”

Security was tight at the venue and many wondered how the man was able to beat the security cauldron to hatch his plot.

Photo: Prof Ayatse, new Tor Tiv