Nyitse was sentenced for “trespass, and impersonating” the newly coronated king.
Prior to his conviction, Nyitse had told the police that he “sat on the stool in order to cleanse it and make it comfortable for the incoming Tor Tiv”.
He said he was prompted by God to cleanse the stool for the new king.
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“I sat on the stool in order to cleanse it and make it comfortable for the incoming Tor Tiv,” he said.
But Justice Chaha, in her ruling said that Nyitse had brought dishonour to the Tiv nation, hence deserved to be punished.
Nyitse, on Saturday at the JS Stadium Gboko, outsmarted security men and sat on the stool prepared for the coronation of the fifth Tor Tiv, James Ayatse.
Security men had to take him outside to punish him.