https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-348881.0.html

I saw the topic in the above web link and wanted to contribute to it. I feel we should be free to discuss it, whether anybody's ox is gored or not. We are talking about a culture which is now being tacked by a brave woman and we so called men (and women) want to shy away from it? Please reopen the thread. Nothing on the surface of the earth should be a no go area. Freedom of speech it is.  Or at best move it to the appropriate section. Thanks.

Why should it be opened? So that you display your usual tribalistic predisposition?

Duduknight:

Why should it be opened? So that you display your usual tribalistic predisposition?

There is nothing like tribalism here. We cannot always shy away from the truth because it hurts. Everything is up for debate and the woman who exposed this secret goings-on on the page of a newspaper is no fool neither is she less of  a Yoruba than you. Anyways, I have sent this topic to some Nigerian Yahoo groups and it is already eliciting good responses from everyone. Many good Yorubas are genuinely disturbed by the revelation an so only someone with a hidden agenda will attempt to censor something which is already in the public domain

Nchara:

There is nothing like tribalism here. We cannot always shy away from the truth because it hurts. Everything is up for debate and the woman who exposed this secret goings-on on the page of a newspaper is no fool neither is she less of  a Yoruba than you. Anyways, I have sent this topic to some Nigerian Yahoo groups and it is already eliciting good responses from everyone. Many good Yorubas are genuinely disturbed by the revelation an so only someone with a hidden agenda will attempt to censor something which is already in the public domain

What are going on about? Are you a non-African? Unless you want to be mischievous and naive, then you can pretend not to be aware of the secret activities that occur whenever an African king passes on. As far as you are concerned, this is an opportunity that should not be missed; you just want to bash the Yoruba as usual. Any African, born and bred, is aware of the secret activities unless he/she wants to be disingenous.

Duduknight:

What are going on about? Are you a non-African? Unless you want to be mischievous and naive, then you can pretend not to be aware of the secret activities that occur whenever an African king passes on. As far as you are concerned, this is an opportunity that should not be missed; you just want to bash the Yoruba as usual. Any African, born and bred, is aware of the secret activities unless he/she wants to be disingenous.

No. I am not aware of any such secret activity going on. Many Yoruba also are not aware, as is evident from the responses on the yahoo groups.

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seconded; the thread should be allowed

yorubas are disgracing us

ikeyman00:

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seconded; the thread should be allowed

yorubas are disgracing us

As if we were not disgraced enough with your Otokoto and Okija shrines. Has cannibalism stopped in Abriba?

i dont know of any Yoruba who is unaware of the matter under discussion.

unless they lived a very sheltered life or never lived in nigeria.


besides, in parts of africa, animal meat is substituted for those who DO hold to such practices.

i dont think its a common thing throughout most of yorubaland and besides, Yorubas are enlightened to a great extent.

The Yoruba king driving tour buses in new york- does he seem like the type who would hold on to such ARCHAIC  practices.

there are many more like him.

so, dear OP, I'm afraid you're giving yourself a splitting headache for nothing.


of course i stand corrected if i'm wrong



not saying yorubas dont do fetish- but this particular one  is very arguable and should definitely be stopped if ANYONE ANYWHERE is guilty of such.

None of you bothered to ask how Christopher Columbus influenced a traditional practice in Africa or Yorubaland in particular.

Nchara:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-348881.0.html

I saw the topic in the above web link and wanted to contribute to it. I feel we should be free to discuss it, whether anybody's ox is gored or not. We are talking about a culture which is now being tacked by a brave woman and we so called men (and women) want to shy away from it? Please reopen the thread. Nothing on the surface of the earth should be a no go area. Freedom of speech it is.  Or at best move it to the appropriate section. Thanks.

Reopened.