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Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nightshift(m): 8:05pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Lordave: I bu onye Izuogu?No, but i grew up in Enyimba city listening to such great music for decades. I still have some collection of the group's albums. Discussing Ikeji festival during my high school days was fun. I do sing some of the chorus as well, especially the tracks on "Oderigugu" by title album. 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Skipuru(m): 8:07pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
All dis na fake tradition let them kill the snake jareee ? |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by koneshape2012: 8:08pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
[quote author=sd-6]The snakes are called AKA NWOGOGO. Its part of the heritage of Okposi people and its not to be killed. Stories had it that whoever killed it buried it like human. When it comes around you, you'd simply say AKA PU meaning AKA go. And surprising it turns and leaves. Such practice today is on the verge of extinction. [/quote bros. na so. gini ka ina eme ni ivo nte? I school for Fgc okposi. nice memories sha... |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nightshift(m): 8:08pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
musKeeto:Typo |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by PStacks(m): 8:13pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Are you for real? Very insightful article. He's not just a very good writer but also very articulated. I want to be like the writer of this article when I grow up. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Kenny4lyfe(m): 8:17pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Green snake eh? Ok O! Come Nembe for Bayelsa State you go fear giant phyton! NEXT? |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by antartica(m): 8:18pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
There are some long slender and elegant green snakes in my place we don't bother killing. We let them hang around when they come around the buildings and slips off when the feel like . Nobody actually know whether they are venomous or not,because they haven't actually bitten anybody. Africans kills snakes whenever they see them,it doesn't matter whether they are venomous or not. And that is very ignorant and destructive. Mostly based on Christian dogma that depicts snakes as the serpents. Harmonizing with nature is the key to human survival. Everything that exists are interconnected. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Lordave: 8:19pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Nightshift: No, but i grew up in Enyimba city listening to such great music for decades.eziokwu? Side ebe ka itoro na Aba? |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Eloghosa78: 8:29pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
How I hate snakes...I wuld rather defer my service to another year!. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nightshift(m): 8:29pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Lordave: eziokwu? Side ebe ka itoro na Aba?Etorom na Umungasi - St Paul's area. We also lived at Hospital and Okigwe Rds. And you? |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by omoredia: 8:30pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
collins.123:chai! Guy I pity u oooo! Upon how u try get likes for this your post u no get even 1 like? Lol |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Tracetruth: 8:33pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
musKeeto:his spelling of cane is correct,therefore i urge you to apologize to him |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by abdulkayus(m): 8:36pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Everyone wit his/her own culture sha. Also witness d same wen i was serving in Anambra state, Njikoka LG. U are nt allow to kill d python and me wey dey fear snake like wetin. Still finish my service there sha bt thank God never come in contact wit d forbidden snake. Bt we do kill other snake in our surrounding sha. Snake plenty like lizard for Anambra. Bt dos dat serve in d capital esp Awka south dont encountered dat. Snakes issues are rare in d north. 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by tpapi: 8:41pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
I prefer to serve in borno state than that snake infested village 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by ACM10: 8:41pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
How dare you compare Boko haram with non-venomous green snake? Better to dread Boko haram than green snake. Respect people's deity. Don't touch that green snake. By the way, have you screened yourself for HIV? Don't spread that your monster to my naive sisters in Ebonyi who are taking care of your intimate needs. 2 Likes |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by akorlade(m): 8:41pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Eloghosa78: How I hate snakes...I wuld rather defer my service to another year!. those snake are beautiful never seen anything like them. I had my nysc at ivo popularly called "snake island by corpers" pray you are posted to ebonyi. nice work @ op. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Asiwaju9ja(m): 8:47pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
That Snake u uploaded na green Mamba o! one bite go end ur career. 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by emmygod: 8:55pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Enugu state is more civilized in south eastern part of Nigeria. when i was serving in udi, the people have no reverence to deity ot totem. The town Ukana re not worshipping anything. nighty nine percent of them re predominantly christian. Unlike other neigbouring state like Anambra they still pay homage to python chinua achebe describe in his book the arrow of god. Deity re still respected. My visi to Ngwa land in abia state shows that there re not pegans.There customs re civilized. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by lekkie073(m): 9:02pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
don't mind the op, the green snake he is talking about is python, not the one in d pix which looks more like a mamba. I served in awka etiti in idemili south LG of anambra and the tradition is the same. the op is right but the pix he used to portray it is false. 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Nobody: 9:05pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
The locals have known these snakes for centuries to be harmless. Thats why they get annoyed when you kill them. Not all snakes are venomous. |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Tos87(m): 9:15pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
This post just refreshed my memory...Ї was opportuned Ţ☹ stay in Okposi from 1998 Ţ☹ 2004. That was during my secondary school days@ FGC.ЂΞ Okposians call that green snake (Eka),they don't kill as u said ãпԃ if a okposian should kill it,it must be given a burial rite accorded Ţ☹ human. Infact we student didn't mind..we kill any long thing that crawls ѳπ ЂΞ floor when there is no any elderly okposian around Ţ☹ stops.oh my goush!!!Ї vividly remember ЂΞ look of that snake cos like Ї said Ї resided in Okposi for six yrs then ЂΞ poeple were so timid ãпԃ achaeic,their was no Ğ☺☺∂ water,no road..tbey have this ancesteral lake know as Salt lake ãпԃ only elderly women ǟяɇ permitted Ţ☹ collect water from ЂΞ lake which ЂΞ later locally extract ЂΞ salt in it. Both for commercail ãпԃ home use. @op..ЂΞ pic of ЂΞ snake u posted doesn't seem like Eka(ЂΞ green snake) Ţ☹ ϻё cos ЂΞ snake is always very slim. Ї do hope that ЂΞ place must have welcomed some infrastructural changes ãпԃ development cos ЂΞ people dame well need it. Wow Okposi..lol |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by dasparrow: 9:25pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
@Post I am not a fan of snakes! |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Lordave: 9:27pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Nightshift: Etorom na Umungasi - St Paul's area. We also lived at Hospital and Okigwe Rds. And you?Danfodio road behind Enyimba stadium. Odi ok, dalu nwanne |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by sholikay(m): 9:27pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sd-6:..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol... example *singing*..yes ooo its ur boy sholikay on d mix... AKAPU oooooooo!....AKAPU ooooooooo!....(2ce) snake ooooooo!....AKAPU oooooo.... i hate u oooooooooo!....AKAPU ooooooo!.. no kum my side ooooooo.....AKAPU ooooooo.. mama mee oooooooo....AKAPU ooooo..... 10 Likes |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by sholikay(m): 9:32pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sd-6: |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by otikpoko(m): 9:34pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Cityofdavid: When my NYSC call up letter requested me to report at Ebonyi state, I leaped for joy because I wasn't posted to the North where the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents were rampant. I once thought that the only thing worthy of dread was the Boko Haram sect, but it has occurred to me that Boko Haram is just one of the many unsualiness in parts of Nigeria. The most memorable moment during my odyssey to Ebonyi state from Lagos was the point when my vehicle crossed the river Niger which borders Delta State and Anambra State. The memories of Chinua Achebe's novel "Chike and the River" nostagically swept accross my mind like erosion on Benin roads. I recalled how the adventurous Chike crossed the Niger and providentially emerged a hero following his effort in helping the police to nab the leader of a notorious gang of robbers. But unlike Chike who crossed the Niger out of cheer curiousity, I crossed the river Niger for the first time in the quest of serving my fatherland. While on the Niger bridge, it became instinctive that I'd encounter things (fair and foul) that would be worthy of documentation. One of such things has created in me an uncontrollably drive which has forced me to commit my pen to paper. What course are you studying? mass comm.? |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Bj5all(m): 9:34pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Jamie b:have u been bitten by the snake b4, how do u know the snake is not poisonous? most snakes have venom and pls don't risk ur life on some baseless belief and tradition |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by killuminati(m): 9:37pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Me Killuminati, I go killam, eatam RAW! |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by henryadex(m): 9:39pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
SNAKE WORSHIPING IS HIGHLY DEMONIC 1 Like |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by Chris95(m): 9:46pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol... |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by killuminati(m): 9:48pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...guy, you nor wise? No vex na question oh... |
Re: The Green Snakes Of Okposi, Ebonyi State by lekkie073(m): 9:49pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
sholikay: ..bros,since u said AKA PU(AKA go) or wateva,is d only words said to d creature(snake) to send it off, i'd rather suggest d OP use dat AKA PU to form a lyrics nd sing it everywhere he goes,so dat wen d snake listen 2 d song,it wouldn't bother to surface sef..or wat do u guys think?..lol...Hhahhahhajahahahahahahahahahahhaha..... abeg no kill me jare 1 Like |
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