Jinpenhi Naa Kadiri Ibrahim, the Secretary to the Waala Traditional Council, has indicated that the interview he granted hours after the Wa Palace flogging was interpreted wrongly.
According to him, the palace has not run away from the action and that the Wa Naa took absolute responsibility once it happened at the forecourt of the palace.
He made this known on his Facebook page after the arrest and detention of some three persons by the police who are believed to have authorized the flogging.
More than 20 youth were also arrested last night after staging a demonstration to demand the release of the three persons.
Reports were rife that the Wa Naa has dissociated himself from the punishment meted out to the two sex tape victims which did not go down well with some section of the youth.
They embarked on a demonstration to express their disappointment in the Wa Naa based on the reports believing that the floggers were left to their faith but this explanation given by the spokesperson will help restore calm in the area.
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I understand the part of the interview I granted TV3 some hours after the incident of flogging where I stated that His Majesty the Overlord and I were not present at the time of the incident in the Palace, has been misconstrued by a section of the media to mean that we had left the floggers to their fate. This has generated marked concern in the minds of many in Wa.
I wish to point out that the Palace has since not run away from responsibility. Once it took place in the palace we have an absolute responsibility for all the actions.
We have since been working with all the stakeholders to resolve the issue.
On the arrest of the three persons, I should clarify that it was at my blindside. I had advised them to hold on with the police invitation till after the Overlord and the four paramount chiefs would have had a meeting to that effect at 4:00 pm yesterday.
The meeting took place and is to yield results. Before I realized I heard they had honored the invention by the police. This was after I gave them the advice to wait. However, we have been working to ensure their release from custody since yesterday. It has not been easy between us and the police.
I wish to also place on record that I have not spoken to any radio station in respect of the matter since its occurrence. I am yet to do so.
I apologise to the sensibilities of all those who may feel hurt about my actions and inactions in these trying matters.
All rest assured that His Majesty stands for the people of Wa. I do too.
