The best of Tiv culture was on display yesterday in Gboko, Benue State, as the remains of the Tor Tiv (1V), Dr. Alfred Akawe Torlula, were interred.
The ceremony was witnessed by people from all walks of life. Among them were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, governors, diplomats, ministers, monarchs, businessmen and top politicians.
Governor Samuel Ortom named the College of Advanced and Professional Studies (CAPS) after the ruler.
He described the Tor Tiv’s death as a personal loss because his daughter married one of his sons.
J.S. Tarka Stadium, Gboko, venue of the ceremony, was filled up.
Mourners were clad in the Tiv traditional attire of white and black.
The ceremony, which started about 11am, ended at 1:30 p.m.
The ambulance carrying his body, preceded by drummers, family and relations, moved toward the Royal Cemetery, near J.S. Tarka Stadium.
There was wailing as his body was lowered.
Torlula was the longest ruling Tor Tiv. He occupied the throne for 24 years.
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