The fight against kidnapping and related crimes took a fresh turn in Benin City, the Edo state capital on Thursday, as voodoo priests, herbalists and traditional worshippers came out in large numbers to invoke the wrath of the gods and place curses on persons behind the acts.

The Benin monarch Omo N’Oba Erediauwa at a meeting with the traditional stakeholders last week, directed them to set aside this Thursday (yesterday) for the men in the kingdom to place curses on kidnappers, while the women would take their turn to perform the similar exercise tomorrow, Saturday.

The traditional stakeholders at the meeting included the Enigie, Igie-Ohen and Edionwere in seven Benin local government areas that made up the Edo South senatorial of the state.

The invocation of curses ceremony started at about 10am with the gathering of traditional worshippers at the Urhopota Hall grounds, King Square, in the heart of the Benin metropolis, where they made sacrifices of animals, pouring libation in process before placing curses on kidnappers and other criminals in the land.

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