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The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has sanctioned palace queen, chiefs and other staff over unauthorised access to social media influencer, Habeeb Hamzat Adelaja, popularly known as Peller, to the palace.

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC), in a statement by its secretary, Frank Irabor, attributed the sanction to breach of protocol and desecration of the sacred precincts of the palace, which occurred on March 6, 2026.


According to the statement, a palace staff member, identified as Mr Omuemu, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force and would be charged in court for allegedly causing a breach of the peace and abetting the unauthorised entry.


It added that a chief who was implicated in the incident has been suspended indefinitely from the palace.


It explained that the palace queen, featured in the incident, is now facing serious disciplinary proceedings in accordance with Benin traditions and customs.

He said the proceedings may inadvertently result in her removal from the palace.

The statement said, “Mr Adelaja and his entourage entered the palace without the requisite permission from the council, and their subsequent conduct caused significant embarrassment and a breach of the peace within the palace grounds.

“The Benin Traditional Council views this incident with the utmost gravity. The Palace is not a public thoroughfare or a location for frivolous content creation, it is the ancient and spiritual seat of the Oba of Benin, governed by centuries of tradition, custom, and sacred protocols,” he said.

I[i]t said following the incident, the council extended an invitation to Peller, requesting that he appear before a committee of chiefs tasked with investigating the matter to provide his own side of the story, but failed to honour the invitation.[/i]

He stated that his unapproved visit had caused untold distress to so many people, and as such, he must tender an unreserved written apology to the palace for his unauthorised access and the embarrassment caused.

The traditional council said failure to comply with the directive will leave the council with no option but to pursue legal action.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/oba-of-benin-suspends-palace-queen-chiefs

A trending bullying incident happen in their jurisdiction but they are silent on that

Tyranny in display since the Paul Biya wannabe snatched someone's mandate in 2023.

How will i not sleep with my wife again because of a small boy like peller, is this king free so...?


But peller sef get mind o, to enter Benin king harem

lmao

If na those days of the real benin, dem for hold am remove him head, the king go use am do cup

Who still take this oba's seriously, this is a modern era no one give attention to this criminals posing as traditional rulers

Oba make una rest... Even God in heaven, we have direct interaction with him through Christ Jesus. Make una rest 😴

Peller don cause kasala give dem

hisexcellency34:
A trending bullying incident happen in their jurisdiction but they are silent on that

Silent on what? Seems you've been living under a rock or you're just a mischievous POS.

This is wrong.

The Gucci King would never do this.

Suspend palace queen and Chief s?
Sure say na because of peller alone??
Abi na wetin I dey think

I love this. One of the few traditional houses that has not caved in to social media nonsense. But are they saying that the palace queen will be asked to go, as in, she will no longer be Oba's wife again?

This is interesting.
Why the show of power like this.

Las las na everybody wey dey that palace go collect.

That peller boy needs to be reined in.....he is to uncouth and highly iresponsible.......he lacks every sense of decorum expected of a supposed role model....he needs to employ professional pr.

Ọba is flexing his power. If there are rules they must be adhered to and if broken there ought to be punishment.

Eyah but ,come to think of it peller is benin potential in-law to be naw

Galactics:
Tyranny in display since the Paul Biya wannabe snatched someone's mandate in 2023.

Everything is tyranny in your eyes. Members of a palace openly desecrated that very institution, and the appropriate sanctions, clearly grounded in long-standing tradition, are now being enforced. Yet here you are, crying “tyranny.”

Out of curiosity, what exactly do you do? It would be helpful to understand the professional background of someone who habitually raises alarm whenever offenders face consequences. Because your reflexive outrage appears less like principled concern and more like a poorly disguised aversion to discipline and order.

hammedroyabat:
Ọba is flexing his power. If there are rules they must be adhered to and if broken there ought to be punishment.

But that's what the post is saying.

The Benin Traditional Council views this incident with the utmost gravity. The Palace is not a public thoroughfare or a location for frivolous content creation, it is the ancient and spiritual seat of the Oba of Benin, governed by centuries of tradition, custom, and sacred protocols,” he said.

I hope you read this. When the Ọba of Lagos palace was ransacked, I felt such a pity for the people of Lagos because the way they showed disregard to the palace was more than words. If the people can not protect their heritage then they don't have respect for the stool. The king is only ruling out of fiat. Most ọba in Yoruba land and Nigeria have lost it to social media. In fact, social media has shown how small many of them are. I know it's going round, not just Yoruba land but I am specifically choosing Yoruba land because you see obas eating in public, rolling with everyone, taking pictures, attending every event. What makes things regal is how you conduct yourself and protect the institution. We are all seeing Tinubu's visit to the England King and they have official page. People sold themselves for mirrors, they are now doing the same thing for cameras📷 😣

The man dey quick vex

I reserve my comment for now

Suspend queen keh. Hope he suspend queen for zahoza room

hisexcellency34:
A trending bullying incident happen in their jurisdiction but they are silent on that

You are obviously alone under a rock.

Make dem tell us wetin d queen do true true

This Peller of a boy is doing too much. .

hisexcellency34:
A trending bullying incident happen in their jurisdiction but they are silent on that

Try have some sense.
Oba of Benin must comment on School bullying

Richtaiwo:
Everything is tyranny in your eyes. Members of a palace openly desecrated that very institution, and the appropriate sanctions, clearly grounded in long-standing tradition, are now being enforced. Yet here you are, crying “tyranny.”

Out of curiosity, what exactly do you do? It would be helpful to understand the professional background of someone who habitually raises alarm whenever offenders face consequences. Because your reflexive outrage appears less like principled concern and more like a poorly disguised aversion to discipline and order.

It is easy to support abnormality when your tribesman is in the helms of power. The only good thing is that posterity will judge everyone according to his or her deeds.

The ancient city of Benin, where the king is truly kind.

Lithiumite:
That peller boy needs to be reined in.....he is to uncouth and highly iresponsible.......he lacks every sense of decorum expected of a supposed role model....he needs to employ professional pr.

What has he done wrong.

He is doing better than you, better get your life together.

Gen Zs' no send anybody or protocols. Nobody understands them. They just do anything they feel like. The other time, it was one Queen Mushy mooching the likes of ST, O-O-Ife, Djzy etc

Is there a precedence to this shananingans? Does the Oba wield such a heavy power to suspend Counsel?

Galactics:
It is easy to support abnormally when your tribesman is in the helms of power. The only good thing is that posterity will judge everyone according to his or her deeds.

So I'm now Benin? Nothing we no go hear from headless mobs.

Queen Vashti 😁 let’s be expecting another Esther.

wellmax:
What has he done wrong.

He is doing better than you, better get your life together.

Does that stop anyone from chastising him for his failings.......i dont get it,Mr defender!!