There is of late an upsurge in ritual killings and people involved tell us there are demons that bring money after doing ritual. As a traditionalist, what is your perspective? Some people say there are no such demons.

There is one of my white friends who asked me to go in-depth into what is called money ritual, to know if it is Yoruba concept of belief. People used to believe that we have supernatural power to produce money, that African science can do that. But what African science told us is that if you are a businessman, you can use awure. Awure is lucky charm that helps you to have good sales in your business. We also have oshole, which has its dos and don’ts but has nothing to do with blood. Oshole is a kind of ritual that can help people that use it to have money; it must be done at age 40 and above 70 before you use another one. Nowadays, haaa!! Ritual killing is too much, they cut the victim’s head, private part and everything. I read one paper where one man said “I regret killing my girlfriend”. Some ritualists even eat human heart. I want to ask people that use human parts to make money whether they actually get rich. The use of human and body parts purportedly to make money is not Yoruba culture, it is a culture that was imported from Nupe, Ghana and other parts of Africa. It has been incorporated to our own culture but it is alien to us.


So why do people get involved in ritual killing?

I may not know why people get involved in ritual killing because it is not in our culture. Ritual, if you did not use pig, goat, I don’t know anything about it.

How do we stop ritual killing over the belief that there are demons that bring money?

Won ni e ma da won lekun (You don’t have to caution them). Anyone that is caught should be arrested and put in jail or even killed, that should serve as a lesson to others. We may preach or appeal but if they are made to face the wrath of the law, it would deter others.


Sometimes albinos, hunchback, bald headed people are targeted for ritual killings. Why?

We discussed that long time ago. It is true that albinos, hunchbacks, dwarfs are usually targeted is because people think hunchbacks can produce money. One of my books, the Adventures of Obatalas discusses it. Hunchbacks, dwarfs and albinos are servants of Obatala. Obatala is a god-king and he had power that Eledumare (God) gave him which he used to sanction anything that he wanted. There was one hunchback that Obatala used to send on errand from Ironje Ile to Ironje Oko, and there was also one man named Ojugbe. Ojugbe was a kind and generous man. They did divination for him that one particular year he was going to be successful but that he needed to be more generous. So, each time the hunchback passed through his area, he will give him food and other things. The hunchback told his master, Obatala, that there was this particular man that whenever he (hunchback) passed his area, he was always generous to him. Hence Obatala decided to bless Ojugbe. Obatala used his power to command the hunchback to open, so he poured different kinds of beads, cowries and many other precious things into his back and closed it. He then instructed the hunchback to tell Ojugbe to rub his back, it will open and all the goodies would be his.

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I was just passing by

in a nutshell ritual killing is real, but it's not part of Yoruba culture!! alright

Sammy07:
Awọn aṣa ati igbagbọ kan wa, t'oyẹ ki a pa rẹ kuro ninu ẹsin abalaye.

ifa gan, ko mu ọba mọ, owó lo ṣe

If I say we need to send more evangelists to deliver the south west, some people will get angry

SLAP44:

Why grining your teeth.

This man is obviously smart.
It is impossible to make money through ritual.
Only a fool will believe otherwise.

It is all a system of fraud where one mastermind scams the small fraudsters
by dangling money ritual in front of them.

Sammy07:


Why grining your teeth.

You know I am a peaceful person?

Xisnin:
This man is obviously smart.
It is impossible to make money through ritual.
Only a fool will believe otherwise.

It is all a system of fraud where one mastermind scams the small fraudsters
by dangling money ritual in front of them.

Are you saying a particular tribe is full of fraudsters?

SLAP44:

You know I am a peaceful person?

Pun or Irony?

Xisnin:
No it is not real, read again.

The guy should be Igbo. Reading comprehension is not part of their makeup.

SLAP44:


Are you saying a particular tribe is full of fraudsters?

I am saying those who believe in money rituals are fools.
The majority of Nigerians believe in money rituals.

I hope you are not one of them.

Sammy07:


What about South East
Cos, some of you guys says you're more Christian than Yorubas.

Yet, baby factory and rituals doesn't exist in Christianity.
Deliver SE before, you deliver SW

This topic is all about ritual killings and the diminishing population in the south west due to increasing ritualism. Keep to the topic.

Xisnin:

I am saying those who believe in money rituals are fools.
The majority of Nigerians believe in money rituals.

I hope you are not one of them.

I am not from the south west

SLAP44:


I am not from the south west

Well, you must be a kid not to know that every tribe in Nigeria have ritualists
and most believe that money ritual is real.

SLAP44:


I hate trouble wallahi

, no be me you go use to count scores.

Bye.

And BTW, we're actually putting our house in order by doing orientation to the youths in SW and kudos to the Police, they're helping us to catch and expose them.

Xisnin:
Well, you must be a kid not to know that every tribe in Nigeria have ritualists and most believe that money ritual is real.

Guy, he's trolling you.

Sammy07:


, no be me you go use to count scores.

Bye.

And BTW, we're actually putting our house in order by doing orientation to the youths in SW and kudos to the Police, they're helping us to catch and expose them.

I wish r he orientation will work, if not am afraid of what will become of this beautiful tribe in a few years.

SLAP44:

I wish r he orientation will work, if not am afraid of what will become of this beautiful tribe in a few years.

Hehehehe, thank you for your concern, Minister of Yoruba affairs NL Chapter

It would work, it's working self, cos it has reduced.

My.nd has removed my first comment that I typed in Yoruba.
this is definitely going to front page

Xisnin:

I am saying those who believe in money rituals are fools.
The majority of Nigerians believe in money rituals.

I hope you are not one of them.

Hmmm, I will not talk. But don't let Dem use your loved ones for ritual before you believe it's real.

Alas don't let the social media take the fact that there is "SPIRITUALITY" from you.