As the Saturday rain poured down on the crowd of excited guests packed in a barge heading towards Ode-Itsekiri, an elderly man, drenched by the downpour, raised both hands skyward in quiet supplication to the elements to save the day from rain.
In another rite, he was blindfolded and led to an array of ceremonial swords, each representing the names of the 20 monarchs before him and one new one bearing his name. While still being blindfolded, he picked one of the swords and the title was proclaimed, for the first time, immediately after his coronation.
Women danced in the hall, men hugged one another, and the crowd erupted in cheers for their new, 37-year-old king.
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