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Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Fynestboi: 6:46pm On Sep 29, 2015
CALABAR— FOLLOWING the crossfire over the killing of a suspected 19-year-old python in the residence of the Senior Pastor of Mega Faith Christian Assembly, Calabar, Rev Tony Amba, reported in a past edition of Niger Delta Voice, head of the Hausa snake killers that got rid of the threatening python, Danzaria Rabiu, has disclosed how they killed the snake.

Rabiu, who spoke through an interpreter, during the week, told Niger Delta Voice that he and his colleagues were not snake charmers or hunters as described and did not use diabolical means to kill the snake.

He said they hail from a family in Zaria with innate abilities to handle snakes without harm. Rabiu stated that though he spoke about remains of lizards and dogs found in the ceiling, it was unconnected to the pastor’s apartment as the reference was to another incident. He said that his statement that the snake would have lived in the ceiling for about 10 years followed his knowledge of snakes and certain characteristics he observed.

“I dey praise Allah for the Pastor because e be like say the snake get mission for that place, but God dey with pastor well well, because me wey kill the snake believe say e get as e be. But I still thank Allah because na God know everything about the snake,” Rabiu said.

Another member of the group, Ibrahim Yusuf told Niger Delta Voice that the killing of the snake did not involve the use of any charm. But he would not blame people, who believe that they used charm due to the poisonous nature of snakes.

Pointing at his brother, Yusuf, who stood beside him, he said: “Even this my little brother as small as he is, if he crosses a snake or touches one, nothing will happen to him. It is just our culture and tradition; it is a gift from God not any charm at all.

“All my family members and some families from my place are gifted with this ability. Although I left my place after I finished secondary school, but I am still gifted with the ability. “We do not use charms and we did not use any charm to kill the snake at the pastor’s house.

It’s our way of life

“My brother’s explanation was not well understood. From the time we suck our mother’s breast, they give us “dowri” and it is not a charm it is just our culture,” Yusuf added.

Also speaking with Niger Delta Voice, a snake keeper, Mallam Idris Lawal stated: “Since I was born, I grew up to see my father keeping snakes without anything attached to it, you know we also have people like us in Cross River, especially in northern part of the state. but I will not blame anyone who believes that we use charm or diabolical means to keep them.”

“If the snake is too violent, I just remove the teeth. I have been beaten many times but they cannot harm me because it is my culture and not charms at all. I do not know about other people, but most people from my axis like Yusuf and Rabiu do not use any black magic at all.”

Rev Amba, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on the incident, said: “Everything that happened that day was nothing less than a miracle. Only God knows how long it has lived there. “But for me, my family and the ministry which he has given to me to oversee, it is a September to remember.”









http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/killers-of-python-in-calabar-pastors-abode-handling-snake-is-our-culture-no-charms-or-juju/

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by adedayourt(m): 6:47pm On Sep 29, 2015
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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Nobody: 7:03pm On Sep 29, 2015
lyk seriously...ur culture!!!...
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Babangida70(m): 9:27pm On Sep 29, 2015
Na for only calabar we dey hear dz kin news

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by agarawu23(m): 9:27pm On Sep 29, 2015
shocked
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Jimfender(m): 9:27pm On Sep 29, 2015
Hmnn
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by damton(m): 9:27pm On Sep 29, 2015
incredible.
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Nobody: 9:27pm On Sep 29, 2015
..September 29th...alawee neva show...I blame Buhari and Ajimobi...

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by chelseabmw(m): 9:28pm On Sep 29, 2015
undecided undecided

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Rexphobia(m): 9:28pm On Sep 29, 2015
When UCL dey...una dey look snake angry undecided

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Winners72(m): 9:28pm On Sep 29, 2015
Hmmm good soup
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Liamm(m): 9:28pm On Sep 29, 2015
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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by missionmex(m): 9:28pm On Sep 29, 2015
Nothing wey we no go hear for naija
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by freshness2020: 9:29pm On Sep 29, 2015
click here to download the snake charmers app for free. grin grin

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Sweetyie(f): 9:29pm On Sep 29, 2015
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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by EmagNig(m): 9:29pm On Sep 29, 2015
IN my own culture and family we cultivate Cocoa and it doesn't kill us

CHECK MY SIGNATURE

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by StepTwo: 9:29pm On Sep 29, 2015
yeah!

proudly

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by SupremeNG: 9:30pm On Sep 29, 2015
Good
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by awesomesossy(f): 9:30pm On Sep 29, 2015
Hehehhee....aboki...u never jam beta hungry snake..... grin

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Nobody: 9:30pm On Sep 29, 2015
Fp
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Sweetyie(f): 9:31pm On Sep 29, 2015
I hate creeping and crawling animals
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by EnigmaticEnigma(m): 9:32pm On Sep 29, 2015
This is the same snake killed in a pastor's house

Same snake killed in a nairalanders backyard

Same snake killed in the women's dorm

Same snake killed my Malams in Lagos

Same snake...

This snake must have 9 lives, mtchew, nairaland, smh undecided

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by KeriBaby(f): 9:32pm On Sep 29, 2015
Hehehehe Africans and "our culture " grin










I don't want your gift o
Enjoy
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by princemillla(m): 9:32pm On Sep 29, 2015
They r right.... I know some family in ogun state also, snake don't bite them. It's their culture to worship

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Nobody: 9:32pm On Sep 29, 2015
Snakes now don de relocate to cities abi, me sef I want go back to forest b4 snake come knock my door one day say e wan pass the night.
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by bugzbunny: 9:33pm On Sep 29, 2015
Wey d snake
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by queenoflafia(f): 9:33pm On Sep 29, 2015
'i thank Allah for the pastor ' grin grin grin

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Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by moscobabs(m): 9:33pm On Sep 29, 2015
naira land with their fake pic. this same pix has made 3-4 front page topic since last month . nawa for u guys o kissnaira land with their fake pic. this same pix has made 3-4 front page topics since last month . nawa for u guys o
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by Nobody: 9:34pm On Sep 29, 2015
I see
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by neocortex: 9:38pm On Sep 29, 2015
Mtchew
Conscionless Murderers.
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by kennyman2000(m): 9:39pm On Sep 29, 2015
Hmmmm
Re: Killers Of Python In Calabar: Handling Snake Is Our Culture; no charms or juju by deeptesting(m): 9:40pm On Sep 29, 2015
Fynestboi:
CALABAR— FOLLOWING the crossfire over the killing of a suspected 19-year-old python in the residence of the Senior Pastor of Mega Faith Christian Assembly, Calabar, Rev Tony Amba, reported in a past edition of Niger Delta Voice, head of the Hausa snake killers that got rid of the threatening python, Danzaria Rabiu, has disclosed how they killed the snake.

Rabiu, who spoke through an interpreter, during the week, told Niger Delta Voice that he and his colleagues were not snake charmers or hunters as described and did not use diabolical means to kill the snake.

He said they hail from a family in Zaria with innate abilities to handle snakes without harm. Rabiu stated that though he spoke about remains of lizards and dogs found in the ceiling, it was unconnected to the pastor’s apartment as the reference was to another incident. He said that his statement that the snake would have lived in the ceiling for about 10 years followed his knowledge of snakes and certain characteristics he observed.

“I dey praise Allah for the Pastor because e be like say the snake get mission for that place, but God dey with pastor well well, because me wey kill the snake believe say e get as e be. But I still thank Allah because na God know everything about the snake,” Rabiu said.

Another member of the group, Ibrahim Yusuf told Niger Delta Voice that the killing of the snake did not involve the use of any charm. But he would not blame people, who believe that they used charm due to the poisonous nature of snakes.

Pointing at his brother, Yusuf, who stood beside him, he said: “Even this my little brother as small as he is, if he crosses a snake or touches one, nothing will happen to him. It is just our culture and tradition; it is a gift from God not any charm at all.

“All my family members and some families from my place are gifted with this ability. Although I left my place after I finished secondary school, but I am still gifted with the ability. “We do not use charms and we did not use any charm to kill the snake at the pastor’s house.

It’s our way of life

“My brother’s explanation was not well understood. From the time we suck our mother’s breast, they give us “dowri” and it is not a charm it is just our culture,” Yusuf added.

Also speaking with Niger Delta Voice, a snake keeper, Mallam Idris Lawal stated: “Since I was born, I grew up to see my father keeping snakes without anything attached to it, you know we also have people like us in Cross River, especially in northern part of the state. but I will not blame anyone who believes that we use charm or diabolical means to keep them.”

If the snake is too violent, I just remove the teeth. I have been beaten many times but they cannot harm me because it is my culture and not charms at all. I do not know about other people, but most people from my axis like Yusuf and Rabiu do not use any black magic at all.”

Rev Amba, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice on the incident, said: “Everything that happened that day was nothing less than a miracle. Only God knows how long it has lived there. “But for me, my family and the ministry which he has given to me to oversee, it is a September to remember.”









http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/killers-of-python-in-calabar-pastors-abode-handling-snake-is-our-culture-no-charms-or-juju/

The bold got me laughing... How does he go about removing the teeth?

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