₦airaland Forum

Node911:
Have you ever joined them in doing it, everything you know about it is through movies and word of mouth. Do gun kill people itself? No, people uses gun to kill people. Gun isn't demonise because it kills but we Africans can demonise something we are supposed to utilise to bring development.

PrinceAsanike:
When was he named Sikiru? At birth or old age? It is glaring that traditionalists are becoming insane in their pursuit of their religion, but what amazes one is the stupidity of others queuing behind them just because it is a case against Islam. Many obas had died and buried in a Christian way, no one coughed.

ideatoprince18:
How will a king that is a custodian of his culture be buried according to a foreign culture and religion. It's a slap and a disrespect to the Yoruba culture.

But as usual, this is Nigeria and they can do nothing about it.

Mrexcell:
Cannibalism is no culture abeg it's not something to be proud of.

GorillaApp:
This is a lost cause. If the late monarch left instructions on how he should be buried, nothing anyone can do about it.

Ofemannnu:
There is nothing like foreign religion,baba.
Those idolatry religions have lots of darkness that depict that they are devilish.
They do most of their activities in the dark and secretly.
Christianity and Islam are done in the open.

Ofemannnu:
We were told several times not to come out and stay indoors because oro wanted to come out.
Is that proper?

JuanDeDios:
Goodluck finding "people" who don't follow Christianity or Islam around here.

I don't think Mr Adetona had any problem with tradition per se. I think it's just some secret rituals that may involve beheadings that his majesty disagreed with. It's a good first step in my view. Takeaway from all this: The best way to preserve our traditions is to rid them of harmful practices that any person of good conscience and Omolutabi ethos is bound to have problems with. It's not too hard.

adekolaelect:
he doesn't have any nonsense right to give after he enjoyed the sacrifices did for him and enjoyed the traditional entitlement he now realised that the foreign Religion is better than his culture he enjoyed to the fullest . The throne of king is not voted, not mixed purely traditional . I he knew he could not give them what they want why staying ,dinned and enjoyed the one he portray as bad and later thing his opinions and wishes is superior to the post he headed .

GorillaApp:
This is a lost cause. If the late monarch left instructions on how he should be buried, nothing anyone can do about it.

casualobserver:
this is the problem.

1) a law has been passed to allow traditional rulers to be buried according to their beliefs..that in itself is where the assault on our culture was committed.
2) traditional rulers are governed by state law

personally,
1) traditional rulers in Nigeria are a pointless institution. What traditions are they upholding, they communicate in English and have abandoned the traditional religions. they have no legal powers over their "domains" and are employees of the state. What exactly is the point of them if they cannot up[hold the tradions they are there to uphold?
2) you know what you are getting into when you become a king, if you are not ready for the consequences dont go there.

its not by force to be a King/Oba

kingthreat:
The Oba had a right to be buried intact, not to be butchered in the name of traditional customs. .
Africa will move forward when we choose to leave behind some certain customs.
If European countries retained their pagan beliefs, I doubt if we would be rushing there in troops by now.

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/Awujales-burial-Ifa-council-to-take-Ogun-Govt-to-court

RightChannel:
So IFA no get power to command his body to come out?

Make dem sue the ded King self, after eaten someone's heart, he don't want his own heart to be eating!

ideatoprince18:
How will a king that is a custodian of his culture be buried according to a foreign culture and religion. It's a slap and a disrespect to the Yoruba culture.

But as usual, this is Nigeria and they can do nothing about it.

adioolayi:
It's well with our tradition..


You saw what an Oba entails...you decided to run the race, do all of the rites and became one..

You enjoyed the authority and all affluence attached to the throne...

You performed traditional rites and all..
Everything dey sweet you

When you come see say you are nearing old age and death is knocking, you used your position to change the goal post and severe the relationship with the tradition...you chose 'foreign' rites over traditional rites.

Well, this one is gone...the Afobaje's should ensure the next possible Awujale go sign agreement not to go against Tradition under any guise. This should be part of requirements.

If you can't sign this... It's not by force...leave Oba stool alone

Sirianese:
He's dead, there's nothing they can do with the corpse that could harm him in anyway...more to the point, he knew what the institution entailed, he went in there with his eyes open and spent all his life savoring the perks and privileges attached, but he found a way to doublecross the custodians and gyp them out of final rites required of him

People like him are the reason Nigeria is upside-down today, people whose words count for nothing except they're benefiting at the expense of the next guy. Hypocrites and sycophants.

Shawarmagirl:
Do Yoruba has culture before? If they do, this won't have happened.

adioolayi:
It's well with our tradition..


You saw what an Oba entails...you decided to run the race, do all of the rites and became one..

You enjoyed the authority and all affluence attached to the throne...

You performed traditional rites and all..
Everything dey sweet you

When you come see say you are nearing old age and death is knocking, you used your position to change the goal post and severe the relationship with the tradition...you chose 'foreign' rites over traditional rites.

Well, this one is gone...the Afobaje's should ensure the next possible Awujale go sign agreement not to go against Tradition under any guise. This should be part of requirements.

If you can't sign this... It's not by force...leave Oba stool alone

ceragon123:
Which heart will the new Oba eat? If the new Oba does not eat the heart of the old Oba, it means everything changed. Everything!

Except they will go ahead and exhume the corpse and remove the heart, if it is still there o. I really feel for my Ijebu people. The late Oba did not try at all...

Nothing is as powerful as change after God almighty.

OgaTheTop2:
Awujale broke the bondage of heart eating. No more heart eating, period. Dying man's wish is final.

fineberry:
Really...is that how Oba's are buried. Butchering them⁉️

osuofia2:
Did you witness the burial of Queen Elizabeth? If you don't want to be buried as a traditionalist, then don't get their kingship

adioolayi:
It's well with our tradition..


You saw what an Oba entails...you decided to run the race, do all of the rites and became one..

You enjoyed the authority and all affluence attached to the throne...

You performed traditional rites and all..
Everything dey sweet you

When you come see say you are nearing old age and death is knocking, you used your position to change the goal post and severe the relationship with the tradition...you chose 'foreign' rites over traditional rites.

Well, this one is gone...the Afobaje's should ensure the next possible Awujale go sign agreement not to go against Tradition under any guise. This should be part of requirements.

If you can't sign this... It's not by force...leave Oba stool alone

udeh3:
So, you're saying it's traditional to bury the late king with human head abi? I just pray none of your family member be a victim...

Our tradition should not be devilish or seek for human blood! How do you dismember a dead body into different parts and you call that a tradition. Tradition can be questioned and policies amended. With time, many traditions will be obsolete and they'll outlive their relevance once it's against humanity. Once upon a time in Delta State, there was a tradition that kill twins once they're born, I grew up there. Infact, a close relation of mine twin survived as when the wife was pregnant, then, no technology to know the gender, he Sha figured it somehow and took the wife to Benin, after years of delivery, he took the twin back to Delta State. This happened with fear, until this cultural law was challenged. Today, the twin are over 28yrs of age, handsome boys which could have been killed my the culture and tradition of the land

People make laws and people can changed it once it's against humanity and morality