khalifer:
the fish is poisonous simple. Their is dis documentary I watched of late on tv, if the fish bone pears on some one it will nt take more than 5mins. the person will die. ignorance is a disease. whn e be say some people self bite u. the teeth poison fit kill. lool

If only we have educative and research institutions in Nigeria,they would have found out why the ancestors refuse to eat them. Some fish are poisonous of course and can kill humans instantly if they are not expertly prepared.

bullshit! Fobiden fish my a:r:s:e, d police beta investigate how,why n wen dis ppl were poisoned.

ManTiger:
That fish is actually forbidden. Seeing how the fish looks should tell them it's forbidden because the fins is like the irukere.

Please what is irukere? I am trying to find out what type of fish it is.

delishpot:


Please what is irukere? I am trying to find out what type of fish it is.

I honestly forgot the English word. It's the stuff the king normally hold by the king majorly for SW.

Primitive Nigerians. There are many poisonous fish in the water.

lalasticlala:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/two-dead-one-dumbed-after-eating-forbidden-fish-in-ebonyi/#sthash.5KPlSy32.dpuf

hunger na bastard

CyberWolf:
its juju..The fish is usually like normal catfish ..every village in my area has this special pond where pagans perform monthly ritual for those fishes. If you dare kill nor eat the fish, you will die..The one in my village is almost 100 years old and it's still there right now..

http://cdn.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/blaasop.jpg

Is it like this one? Does it have whiskers abi na feelers

biggerboyctech:
I'm sure they go warn them but them no go gree. but RIP to those who died and to the deaf one may God heal him

na where you see deaf there?

I have observed and realised that some things that are forbidden in some land and culture has nothing to do with "JuJu". Some have leaved there usefulness, while others are even more relevant now.

ManTiger:

I honestly forgot the English word. It's the stuff the king normally hold by the king majorly for SW.

Is it that cow tail thing?

delishpot:


Is it that cow tail thing?

Yea, it look like horse tail.

The dead didn't pray while the person that went blind didn't pray well.

God pls protect your ppl,we can't see beyond our nose.

Empress2014:
what if they kill the fish in that community and take it to another town to eat it,will they still die? Abegi....make them hold people for that community well..i smell poison

ur comment is just so funni....nice

ManTiger:

Yea, it look like horse tail.

Oh ok. Thank you.

Empress2014:
what if they kill the fish in that community and take it to another town to eat it,will they still die? Abegi....make them hold people for that community well..i smell poison

we are africans, we are gradually forgetting our norms and cultures. Everytin is not superstition. If u say d person DAT ate d fish dies of poison , wat abt d one DAT goes blind?

https://www.nairaland.com/2482029/big-fish-caught-small-stream

I hope it's not what am thinking. Please follow the link.

amdoyin82:
we are africans, we are gradually forgetting our norms and cultures. Everytin is not superstition. If u say d person DAT ate d fish dies of poison , wat abt d one DAT goes blind?

poison went wrong in the system of the one that went blind

delishpot:



Oh ok. Thank you.

You're welcome.

Two dead one blind after eating forbidden fruits.

The reason it was forbidden wasnt actually stated. What if it was known to kill people back in the days for being poisonous? Africans and their superstitions! I tire for una.

Not everything is edible you know. Who knows, it might have been blow fish that was eaten.

Time to respect the African culture.

ralph28:
The dead didn't pray while the person that went blind didn't pray well.

God pls protect your ppl,we can't see beyond our nose.

Are you implying that those that die dont pray?

FOOLS DONT LEARN........pls respect culture and traditions becos a good number of them is there for a reason

From my "not so much" knowledge.. There's a fish called shell fish. It contains a neurotoxin called saxitoxin.. This has a paralytic effect on body body systems, including the respiratory airways.. You know the implication when the airway is paralysed and one can no longer breath.. I guess that forbidden fish may belong here...

delishpot:

http://cdn.wideopenspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/blaasop.jpg

Is it like this one? Does it have whiskers abi na feelers

Doesn't look like that. It just an ordinary catfish you know. The rule is that once the fish swims out of the pond to waterways in the swamp, then are free to kill and eat it. But as long as it's in the pond, you dare not touch it. I remember back then in the raining season, we use to go to swamps around the pond area to set hooks and bridge traps in the gutters, once there is heavy rain, we are already sure that there is gonna be a big catch ..Use to be fun then ..Chai Good old days

CyberWolf:
Doesn't look like that. It just an ordinary catfish you know. The rule is that once the fish swims out of the pond to waterways in the swamp, then are free to kill and eat it. But as long as it's in the pond, you dare not touch it. I remember back then in the raining season, we use to go to swamps around the pond area to set hooks and bridge traps in the gutters, once there is heavy rain, we are already sure that there is gonna be a big catch ..Use to be fun then ..Chai Good old days

Haha see as you dey happy when you remember those days . Thats how I smile anytime I remember my own good old days.

delishpot:
Juju has nothing to do with this. That fish may just be naturaly poisonous.

If it was "naturally poisonous", why did it blind (and not kill) the 3rd victim?

vizkiz:
Nigerians can eat anything!
Imagine one bastard telling me that lizards are very nutricious

As for me, anything apart from catfish and red meat is a no go area! If you like smoke am make the aroma dey shake the heavenlys, I no chop

even frog...give it a try and thank me later.

delishpot:



Haha see as you dey happy when you remember those days . Thats how I smile anytime I remember my own good old days.

My brother no be small thing oo ...I really enjoyed hunting expedition then. It was the reason I always insist on going to the village then during holidays. My dad liked it then. Once the school vacates, voom to the village straight while my brothers and sisters stays in the city. My uncle in living in the village then was a big farmer but he doesn't allow me go farm(he knew I won't ever come to village if he sends me to farm )..So once my cousins leaves, with other small children in the compound, we will run around the whole village hunting and doing all kinds of things till evening ...Thats when we started going to that pond to see those fishes..the pond is a kind of deity with a big shrine with all kinds of statues..We normally use palm fruits to attract the fishes then ..Oboy come and see catfish but you dare not hurt nor kill it. My uncles has about 13 cows then, sometimes I go out with them to rear the cows ..But one thing was that whenever I came back to the city then, my brothers use to laugh at me because I always look so rough and tattered ..that's how the nicknamed me Cattle Rearer but wetin concern me..Children of these days don't enjoy life at all..

CyberWolf:
My brother no be small thing oo ...I really enjoyed hunting expedition then. It was the reason I always insist on going to the village then during holidays. My dad liked it then. Once the school vacates, voom to the village straight while my brothers and sisters stays in the city. My uncle in living in the village then was a big farmer but he doesn't allow me go farm(he knew I won't ever come to village if he sends me to farm )..So once my cousins leaves, with other small children in the compound, we will run around the whole village hunting and doing all kinds of things till evening ...Thats when we started going to that pond to see those fishes..the pond is a kind of deity with a big shrine with all kinds of statues..We normally use palm fruits to attract the fishes then ..Oboy come and see catfish but you dare not hurt nor kill it. My uncles has about 13 cows then, sometimes I go out with them to rear the cows ..But one thing was that whenever I came back to the city then, my brothers use to laugh at me because I always look so rough and tattered ..that's how the nicknamed me Cattle Rearer but wetin concern me..Children of these days don't enjoy life at all..

You had a blast while growing up just like me too. something kids of these days can only dream of due to insecurity and the move to big cities.