The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, holds an emergency gathering of traditional practitioners to respond to rising insecurity in Edo State and Nigeria. Multiple outlets report that the monarch summons native doctors, traditional priests and priestesses, and in some reports also youths and related leaders, for a meeting focused on the worsening security situation. The initiative is described as coming through a statement issued on Friday, with details attributed to Chief Victor Nosakhare acting on behalf of the Benin Traditional Council secretary, Frank Irabor. One report also says the Oba directs spiritual measures against banditry, following a Tuesday palace meeting with native doctors, priests and priestesses. Across the coverage, the meeting is framed as an effort to explore traditional approaches alongside the broader security challenge facing the region. The accounts do not provide further specifics on concrete actions or outcomes beyond the summoning of the traditional figures and the intent to address insecurity through spiritual or customary means.