Naija parents love to discipline each and every child.
Our parents spanked us to keep in line. If spanking
didn’t work because some of us were too stubborn,
they told us stories that scared us straight.
“ Sometimes these stories are made up. Who
am I kidding? Most of them were made up!
”
Here are 5 major stories (lies, all lies!!) our
parents used to keep us in line back then:
1. Ojuju Calabar
I don’t know if Ojuju Calabar is the Nigerian version of
the Boogey man. Or maybe it’s a masquerade. All I
know is that in my house:
“ Ojuju Calabar will come and get any
disobedient and errant child.
”
Funny how we were all scared of Ojuju Calabar but
have never seen one. Even today!

No 2 is coming soon

2. Fruit seeds growing out of your head [b]2. Fruit seeds growing out of your head [/b]2. Fruit seeds growing out of your head Every Nigerian child has heard a version of this one. Ever had your parents tell you that if you swallowed a seed (say orange seed) that an orange tree will grow out of your head after a week? Many Naija kids didn’t sleep because we were too worried about becoming a walking and talking orange tree.

Thank GOD am not a kid anymore.

No 2 got me crying for hours then, no joke. I'm still waiting for the orange tree to grow on my head

3. Coconut water and dullards
I’m sure the reason why many of us stayed away from
coconut and it’s water was because our parents told us
that coconut water makes children dull.

I love chewing gum when i was a kid...My mother me i would become a lizard if i chew gum..anytime i see lizard am always afraid...

4. Sticky Gum in Stomachs

Remember when your parents told you that if you
swallowed gum, it would stick in your stomach and
cause problems? Yeah, we were all told that too.

ok.. next..

5. miss koi koi

Almost all were told this scary stories, to stop them from misbehaving, her heeled shoes (koi koi) would walk and knock on any stubborn childs door.. Lol!

where are d five stories nau?

mayortm001:
where are d five stories nau?

Wat stories?

kelvee:
5. miss koi koi

Almost all were told this scary stories, to stop them from misbehaving, her heeled shoes (koi koi) would walk and knock on any stubborn childs door.. Lol!

miss koi koi wasn't really told by our parents..... still don't know how that news circulated our boarding secondary schools(miss kokoka)"I remember those days in feggicolef"

U right...

Telling us all our cutleries would go missing if we killed wall Geckos...

kelvee:
3. Coconut water and dullards I’m sure the reason why many of us stayed away from coconut and it’s water was because our parents told us that coconut water makes children dull.

My dad still says that up till now..lol