Punish

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Escaped criminals or slaves may run to him for sanctuary, and by doing so they become forever his slaves. The same is true for any persons so bold as to touch him or to sit upon his throne: they cannot continue to exist except through identification with him. Therefore they become his slaves.

• Source: Henderson, Richard N. The king in every man: evolutionary trends in Onitsha Ibo society and culture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972.
• Culture: Igbo
• Location: Africa