daretodiffer:
People can lie

How can triplets be an abomination in Yorubaland and I wouldn't know about it?

how old are you?
abi are you the new Afenifere chairman?

daretodiffer:
Twins in Yorubaland?

Seriously?
Have you ever heard of ewa ibeji before?

I thought it was in some parts of Igbo land that twins were killed cos they saw them as bad omen then before Mary Slessor or so, worked on stopping the killing of twins in that region.

Yorubas revered them

I have asked those older than me and guess what? It was never an abomination

Spidermon:


how old are you?
abi are you the new Afenifere chairman?

And calabar too

HaneefahRN:


I thought it was in some parts of Igbo land that twins were killed cos they saw them as bad omen then before Mary Slessor or so, worked on stopping the killing of twins in that region.

Yorubas re

I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO READ BABA ALAJO SOMOLU STORY FOR ME

I COULDN'T HELP STOP THE TEARS OF JOY FOR A VERY HUMBLE, HARD WORKING & GOD FEARING LIFE WELL SPENT

GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL BABA ALAJO SOMOLU

HONESTLY I USED TO THINK THE STORY WAS A MYTH

GOD BLESS ALL HIS CHILDREN & FAMILY

I PRAY WE MEET IN PARADISE

AMIN

daretodiffer:
And calabar too

Exactly

puskin, naijacutee, FOD, dominique, Consultville

There is a historical inaccuracy in this write-up. It is gravely misleading because there was never a time triplet were an abomination in Yorubaland

She was visibly confused. It was an abomination for a woman to give birth to triplets at that time in Yorubaland. One child must be sacrificed to the gods.

wetin concern me n alajo somolu

You are so easy to mislead. WHY don't you ask your elder ones?

iniestar1:

Coz u are still a little kid, ask ur elder ones tho

Were you?

Itannooluwa:
smile....sure u weren't born n d 1990's

Baba has better understanding of economy than our Finance Minister and CBN governor

Kini Omode ti E mo?

femi4:
kilomode e mo

Well I have and I was right. There is nothing veracious about it! I would have known!

Neyoor:
doubting thomas! Make your ground work before debunking a veracious fact. Obviously, you can't know everything, not even some ideologies that were in existence long time ago before you were conceived.

Igba wo ni won bi E?

Iwo le gba bode o!

eitsei:
ìgbà wo ní wón bí ẹ? Go and read history

Why not ask your elders?

doctorkush:
why not try to come during the 19th and 18th century as a twin or triplet.

daretodiffer:
People can lie

How can triplets be an abomination in Yorubaland and I wouldn't know about it?

Who are you? Hahaha oga ooo. When were you born sef wey u wan to ursef to encyclopedia.

daretodiffer:
Twins in Yorubaland?

Seriously?
Have you ever heard of ewa ibeji before?

yes na. I'm getting confused already sef.i'll ask an elderly person around later today.

SIRTee15:


twin was never an abomination......
Yoruba worship ibeji.....
I'm not sure of triplets....

well. I'll ask an elderly person around sha....

Who the hell are you? I doubt if you are Omo Yoruba because no child with Yoruba blood would be so stvpid to believe this lie!

jokerphilics:

Who are you? Hahaha oga ooo. When were you born sef wey u wan to ursef to encyclopedia.

wealthpin:
God bless u...op!
Many here on Nairaland may not comment on this piece because what we celebrate in Nigeria is nudity and senselesness.
RIP to the foremost and famous thrift collector.

Am telling u. Doz gullible stars wey no know say na bcoz of tinz perverts dey see for dere body free of charge na him mk dem dey follow follow like goat wey see food .

daretodiffer:
Who the hell are you? I doubt if you are Omo Yoruba because no child with Yoruba blood would be so stvpid to believe this lie!

Nnlee ooo omo yoruba. The great historian.

fabfunmi:
lol..so this is the guy..
A week can't pass by without my mum telling me..''je kori e pe bi talajo shomolu!''
lol

Well, fabulous funmilayo,

Next time you call or see ur mom, tell her this: mum, u remember that alajo somolu u always talk about? Well, I finally met him!

Wow! what a man he was. There's nothing as inspiring as reading this success story .He has indeed made history. It is truly a good thing to follow your dreams with passion . Every success story has a price and he did his wonderfully well . Congrats Baba

wealthpin:
God bless u...op!
Many here on Nairaland may not comment on this piece because what we celebrate in Nigeria is nudity and senselesness.
RIP to the foremost and famous thrift collector.

U SABI NLDERS VERY WEL.

Never knew he really exist..
heard of that part where he sold his car to buy bicycle but thought it's a myth..

simplemach:
Nothing person no go see for Nairalander.
Next now, we go start to dey see things like,"man with the biggest hip of sh*t"

Don't worry. That is now stale cos u have taking that position.

simplemach:
Nothing person no go see for Nairalander.
Next now, we go start to dey see things like,"man with the biggest hip of sh*t"

Don't worry. That is now stale cos u have taking that position.

simplemach:
Nothing person no go see for Nairalander.
Next now, we go start to dey see things like,"man with the biggest hip of sh*t"

Don't worry. That is now stale cos you have already taking that position.

danbrowndmf:
triplet and twin was an abomination in yoruba land before.go ask ur mum or dad.they will shed for light for you on it.

don't mind the small girl forming grandma.. She should go and ask at home

daretodiffer:
puskin, naijacutee, FOD, dominique, Consultville

There is a historical inaccuracy in this write-up. It is gravely misleading because there was never a time triplet were an abomination in Yorubaland

I really must commend you for daring to differ.

I was also confused when I read that part of the story since Igbo Ora and by extension the Yorubas have the highest incidence of twin birth in the word.

Mutiple birth have always been celebrated through orikis and sculptures;I have also never heard of any aspect of Yoruba culture that supports the killing of a triplet.

There are some outlying cases of parents who kill one their triplets due to lack of resources to take care of all of them,but this practice is not a part of any known Yoruba tradition.

daretodiffer:

Kini Omode ti E mo?

Ohun ti agba mi ri lori ijoko, ti omode e ba gun igi, ko le e ri

eitsei:
don't mind the small girl forming grandma.. She should go and ask at home

You and the person you quoted are actually the ignorant ones here.
What was this practice called?
Who abolished it and when?
What facts(credible links,excerpts etc.) do you have to show such a practice existed

Don't bother telling me to ask my elders if you can't make use of consequent reasoning.