Bristow helicopter crashed because government no
longer appease sea goddess – Oba of Oworo
The
Traditional ruler of Oworonsoki, Oba Basiru Oloruntoyin Saliu has explained why
the Bristow helicopter crashed yesterday.
He attributed the cause of the
incident to the refusal 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.
DAILY POST reports that 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
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