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Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by blackssatino: 6:28am On Apr 18, 2015
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What happened to the Public Health? A community of Ondo state is reported to have today begun the process of cleansing their land in a bid to appease the gods over a plague believed to have been brought to them by some persons who desecrated and stole from their shrine. The deadly illness that hit the community has killed at least 14 people so far.

The Ondo state commissioner for Information had earlier announced that the illness and sudden death is connected to an exhumed corpse. That the people who've died so far were those who had contact with the people who exhumed the corpse. But some people believe it is more than simply possible contact with pathogens in a decomposing body.

These people have claimed that the strange ailment has some spiritual undertones, and is not really a medical epidemic. They say some people sold the deity/oracle/idol that is being worshipped in the town for a sum of N20million to some whites. After the deal was done, the Oracle started visiting those involved in the deal as well as the innocents that ignorantly spent out of the money.

An indigene of the community, who spoke with Dailypost, has now opened up that it was revealed to the traditional priest that Malokun goddess worshiped in the community has not been happy with the people. He alleged that Malokun goddes was angry at the desecration of its shrine, saying:

“Malokun goddess is angry with us and this has been revealed by our priests. We have begun the spiritual cleansing with all women in the town fetching a bucket of water each to pour at Malokun shrine”.

Meanwhile, the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has disclosed that the symptoms observed in Ode-Irele bear no resemblance to those associated with the Ebola Virus Disease or any known epidemic disease.

I have many questions, first of which is: what is the role of public health? Is there a public health guideline in the state which should govern the actions of the people in the community in the event of any outbreak? Where are the pathologists, is there someone researching the symptoms of this so-called unknown disease?

Most importantly, is it safe for these women to be pouring water at what could be the source of this outbreak? Are any of them already infected? Are they a risk to others?

So many questions! But I can only hope that this community's low tech way of handling this sorts out the current danger. I still wish scientists step in so we can figure out the ground zero and pathogen behind this incident and prevent future occurrences.

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source: http://www.blacksatino.com/2015/04/lmaocheck-out-how-ondo-people-are.html

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by xreal: 6:31am On Apr 18, 2015
The gods dey vex.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by mhizpeaarl(f): 6:37am On Apr 18, 2015
Nawa oo ... I thought the gods r only seen with spiritual eyes .... Sha the gods have gone mad grin again

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by hatux: 6:38am On Apr 18, 2015
The gods are crazy grin

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by walexGodson(m): 6:59am On Apr 18, 2015
Let them settle dia gods amicably

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Ilekeh(f): 7:32pm On Apr 18, 2015
No amount of education can take tradition and culture from Yoruba people grin

That's why I love Yorubas.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Nobody: 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by basille(m): 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
Do what's necessary.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by veekid(m): 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
settle dem o, ah no wan hear say dem say

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Vicjustice: 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by tiamiyukunle69(m): 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
Eyin irunmole e jebure o. grin

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Jamean(f): 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
Darkness cannot drive away darkness, only light can.

Jesus is that light.
Mighty to save.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by MizzToluwalase(f): 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
Isheshe lagba lipsrsealed

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Entchidodo: 7:33pm On Apr 18, 2015
This very activity could be help spread the plague...Tis best the whole town is kept under quarantine and curfew for the next two weeks or in any case the death of the victims could be coincidence..

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Nobody: 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
grin grin grin grin grin grin chai!! in this 21st century??

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Ishilove: 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
The gods are not smiling

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by VickyRotex(f): 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
Hmmmm

It's what they believe in. And I guess its working for them undecided

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by busky101(m): 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
The gods must be crazy

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by TheRealAdonye(m): 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
From what I saw in Akure in the one year that I was there,
As soon as I heard it was a Spiritual matter, I didn't dispute it one bit.


If in Akure the state capital, Calabashes filled with Eggs and other things are regularly seen at junctions,
Then in other interior LGAs, a lotta stuff is going down for sure.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by DrMuzoic: 7:34pm On Apr 18, 2015
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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Trailblazer1(m): 7:35pm On Apr 18, 2015
Ondo people seriously need Jesus.

They seriously need cleansing from Malokun spirit and other primitive traditions.

I'm proud to say that my people used to be here some years back but are no more there today cos we've been transformed out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Ondo is still in servitude to malokun and its likes. Oh God! Shine your light in ondo for the time to deliver her from the bondage of Malokun has come

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by mmsen: 7:35pm On Apr 18, 2015
Backwardness personified.

Pleading with non-existent gods is the biggest waste of time.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Beehshorp(m): 7:35pm On Apr 18, 2015
Give Caesar what belongs to ceasar and God what belongs to God


Won't criticise u guys

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Nobody: 7:35pm On Apr 18, 2015
they are all crazy

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by delishpot: 7:36pm On Apr 18, 2015
The gods are not to blame.

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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Acegoals: 7:36pm On Apr 18, 2015
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Re: Check Out How Ondo People Are Appeasing The Gods For The Epidemic Disease by Nobody: 7:36pm On Apr 18, 2015
Eyaa, why disrupt the sacred shrine? I hope the anger from the Gods become quenched sooner... Long live the Gods, ISE!!!!!

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