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There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals.

the odis will still eat him. hahaha!  

Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? [/b]Infact, [b]politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.

ACN will never speak out against it.  

[b]I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. [/b]The government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?

yes o, yOLEba is doomed

every yOLEba traditional ruler is a cannibal

anybody can add or remove anything from "history" that is why it is called HIS- STORY.

current affairs never lie

Erelu Tunwase AyonrindeErelu Tunwase of Ode-Remo, Chief Lola Ayonrinde, who is the Otun Iyalode of Shomolu and Lagos District, and also the Yeye Akinrogun of Ikeji-Ile Ijesa was twice Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She talks to AYO-LAWAL GBENOBA on her campaign against human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. Excerpts:

WHAT is your campaign all about?
The �Say No To Cannibalism In Nigeria� campaign is aimed towards eradicating the ancient and obnoxious practice of mutilating the bodies of traditional rulers after death. The rituals and sacrifices parts of the body of a dead king, especially in Western Nigeria, are used for are barbaric and a disgrace to the country in this 21st century. The movement is out to stop these evil practices which are not in consonant with the will of God and against the fundamental human rights of the affected traditional rulers. When a king dies, they say they have to give his heart to his successor on the throne to eat. They explained that it will make the new king strong and courageous but, is that not deceit? How can eating somebody�s flesh give courage to another person? They mutilate the remains of these kings and engage in fetish and obnoxious activities which add no value to anybody or the society in general.


Why do you need to feed an incoming royal father with the heart of a dead one? This cannibalism started with Christopher Colombus who believed that when a king ate the heart, or some other parts of a dead ruler, some major attributes of the dead was transferred to the new king. This is sheer cannibalism and has no place with God. And, I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. The government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?


What motivated this campaign?
I was very close to the late Alaye of Ode-Remo, Oba Funso Adeolu, the popular Chief Eleyinmi of the rested Village Headmaster soap opera. Few months after his death on August 21, 2008, he started appearing to me and I had months of traumatic haunting. In his lifetime, Oba Adeolu was a Christian and he made it known that he did not partake in anything fetish during his installation as king. He explicitly, several times, demanded that when death came calling, his corpse should be handed over to his family so that he could be given a proper Christian burial. However, his corpse was not released to the family. After his death, he appeared to me several times, and kept telling me about many things. He said his corpse was handed over to the �odis� (slaves) who treated it like that of a criminal. They took bits and pieces of his remains for their own use while some parts were distributed to the four corners of the town.


It was while going round that I discovered what happened and I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because there was nothing we could do about it.


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.


So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. To start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? The ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. The practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.


We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. The penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. The �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. The government must detach itself from it.


Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? Infact, politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.


What efforts have you made so far to network and get people involved?
We give glory to Almighty God. I have spoken to so many kings who secretly don�t want it and we are telling them that they should make an open declaration against these evil practices. The campaign would be boosted if they do because people believe they all knew and agreed to these evil practices before being installed. We now call on the royal fathers again, in the name of Almighty God, to declare publicly that they don�t want these fetish practices to continue. I have carried the campaign to the international level so that Nigerians of affluence who are in diaspora would lobby the lawmakers and get a legal backing for the campaign to eradicate human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. A number of international media like the BBC have aired my interview on the campaign and some Nigerian people abroad are involved in the lobbying for a legislation to stop the obnoxious practices.


We call on the �oluwos� and �odis� in Ode to review the entrenched ill that has no value to the society. We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs. Then, it was about time that the royal fathers are constituted into the House of Royals, like the House of Lords, so that they would have more power, say and patnership in governance. This would help them to contribute meaningfully to issues affecting them and the society at large.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/08112009/general1.html

yOLEba current affairs is dominate and ruled by cannibals (obas) and inbreeders

yOLEba have a god called esu and they worship him with cannibalism and Inbreeding

this one impregnated his own daughter

It was while going round that I discovered what happened and[b] I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because [size=14pt]there was nothing we could do about it[/size]. [/b]


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.

the are still doing it to appease satan, their god

[b]We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? [/b]We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. The penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. The �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. The government must detach itself from it.

lol, slavery was abolish in 19th century
yOLEba obas still eat their predecessors today (2011)

So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. To start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? The ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. The practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.

freaking animals

the village headmaster must have been digested since!

We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs.

lol, they won't accept cows and goats. they love human flesh and blood.
freaking animals

We need legislation to eradicate rituals, cannibalism - Erelu Lola Ayonrinde -Raises posers on Oba Funso Adeolu�s corpse

Erelu Tunwase AyonrindeErelu Tunwase of Ode-Remo, Chief Lola Ayonrinde, who is the Otun Iyalode of Shomolu and Lagos District, and also the Yeye Akinrogun of Ikeji-Ile Ijesa was twice Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She talks to AYO-LAWAL GBENOBA on her campaign against human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. Excerpts:

WHAT is your campaign all about?
The �Say No To Cannibalism In Nigeria� c[b]ampaign is aimed towards eradicating the ancient and obnoxious practice of mutilating the bodies of traditional rulers after death. The rituals and sacrifices parts of the body of a dead king, especially in Western Nigeria, are used for are barbaric and a disgrace to the country in this 21st century.[/b] The movement is out to stop these evil practices which are not in consonant with the will of God and against the fundamental human rights of the affected traditional rulers. When a king dies, they say they have to give his heart to his successor on the throne to eat. They explained that it will make the new king strong and courageous but, is that not deceit? How can eating somebody�s flesh give courage to another person? They mutilate the remains of these kings and engage in fetish and obnoxious activities which add no value to anybody or the society in general.


Why do you need to feed an incoming royal father with the heart of a dead one? This cannibalism started with Christopher Colombus who believed that when a king ate the heart, or some other parts of a dead ruler, some major attributes of the dead was transferred to the new king. This is sheer cannibalism and has no place with God. And, I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. The government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?


What motivated this campaign?
I was very close to the late Alaye of Ode-Remo, Oba Funso Adeolu, the popular Chief Eleyinmi of the rested Village Headmaster soap opera. Few months after his death on August 21, 2008, he started appearing to me and I had months of traumatic haunting. In his lifetime, Oba Adeolu was a Christian and he made it known that he did not partake in anything fetish during his installation as king. He explicitly, several times, demanded that when death came calling, his corpse should be handed over to his family so that he could be given a proper Christian burial. However, his corpse was not released to the family. After his death, he appeared to me several times, and kept telling me about many things. He said his corpse was handed over to the �odis� (slaves) who treated it like that of a criminal. They took bits and pieces of his remains for their own use while some parts were distributed to the four corners of the town.


It was while going round that I discovered what happened and I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because there was nothing we could do about it.


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.


So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. To start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? The ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. The practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.


We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. The penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. The �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. The government must detach itself from it.


Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? Infact, politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.


What efforts have you made so far to network and get people involved?
We give glory to Almighty God. I have spoken to so many kings who secretly don�t want it and we are telling them that they should make an open declaration against these evil practices. The campaign would be boosted if they do because people believe they all knew and agreed to these evil practices before being installed. We now call on the royal fathers again, in the name of Almighty God, to declare publicly that they don�t want these fetish practices to continue. I have carried the campaign to the international level so that Nigerians of affluence who are in diaspora would lobby the lawmakers and get a legal backing for the campaign to eradicate human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. A number of international media like the BBC have aired my interview on the campaign and some Nigerian people abroad are involved in the lobbying for a legislation to stop the obnoxious practices.


We call on the �oluwos� and �odis� in Ode to review the entrenched ill that has no value to the society. We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs. Then, it was about time that the royal fathers are constituted into the House of Royals, like the House of Lords, so that they would have more power, say and patnership in governance. This would help them to contribute meaningfully to issues affecting them and the society at large.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/08112009/general1.html

yOLEba kings eat their predecessors to ascend the throne
it is required. it has been the practice from oduduwa

they basically ate the "village headmaster" lol

We need legislation to eradicate rituals, cannibalism - Erelu Lola Ayonrinde -Raises posers on Oba Funso Adeolu�s corpse

Erelu Tunwase AyonrindeErelu Tunwase of Ode-Remo, Chief Lola Ayonrinde, who is the Otun Iyalode of Shomolu and Lagos District, and also the Yeye Akinrogun of Ikeji-Ile Ijesa was twice Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She talks to AYO-LAWAL GBENOBA on her campaign against human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. Excerpts:

WHAT is your campaign all about?
The �Say No To Cannibalism In Nigeria� campaign is aimed towards eradicating the ancient and obnoxious practice of mutilating the bodies of traditional rulers after death. The rituals and sacrifices parts of the body of a dead king, especially in Western Nigeria, are used for are barbaric and a disgrace to the country in this 21st century. The movement is out to stop these evil practices which are not in consonant with the will of God and against the fundamental human rights of the affected traditional rulers. When a king dies, they say they have to give his heart to his successor on the throne to eat. They explained that it will make the new king strong and courageous but, is that not deceit? How can eating somebody�s flesh give courage to another person? They mutilate the remains of these kings and engage in fetish and obnoxious activities which add no value to anybody or the society in general.


Why do you need to feed an incoming royal father with the heart of a dead one? This cannibalism started with Christopher Colombus who believed that when a king ate the heart, or some other parts of a dead ruler, some major attributes of the dead was transferred to the new king. This is sheer cannibalism and has no place with God. And, I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. The government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?


What motivated this campaign?
I was very close to the late Alaye of Ode-Remo, Oba Funso Adeolu, the popular Chief Eleyinmi of the rested Village Headmaster soap opera. Few months after his death on August 21, 2008, he started appearing to me and I had months of traumatic haunting. In his lifetime, Oba Adeolu was a Christian and he made it known that he did not partake in anything fetish during his installation as king. He explicitly, several times, demanded that when death came calling, his corpse should be handed over to his family so that he could be given a proper Christian burial. However, his corpse was not released to the family. After his death, he appeared to me several times, and kept telling me about many things. He said his corpse was handed over to the �odis� (slaves) who treated it like that of a criminal. They took bits and pieces of his remains for their own use while some parts were distributed to the four corners of the town.


It was while going round that I discovered what happened and I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because there was nothing we could do about it.


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.


So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. To start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? The ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. The practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.


We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. The penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. The �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. The government must detach itself from it.


Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? Infact, politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.


What efforts have you made so far to network and get people involved?
We give glory to Almighty God. I have spoken to so many kings who secretly don�t want it and we are telling them that they should make an open declaration against these evil practices. The campaign would be boosted if they do because people believe they all knew and agreed to these evil practices before being installed. We now call on the royal fathers again, in the name of Almighty God, to declare publicly that they don�t want these fetish practices to continue. I have carried the campaign to the international level so that Nigerians of affluence who are in diaspora would lobby the lawmakers and get a legal backing for the campaign to eradicate human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. A number of international media like the BBC have aired my interview on the campaign and some Nigerian people abroad are involved in the lobbying for a legislation to stop the obnoxious practices.


We call on the �oluwos� and �odis� in Ode to review the entrenched ill that has no value to the society. We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs. Then, it was about time that the royal fathers are constituted into the House of Royals, like the House of Lords, so that they would have more power, say and patnership in governance. This would help them to contribute meaningfully to issues affecting them and the society at large.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/08112009/general1.html

every yOLEba Oba is a cannibal



We need legislation to eradicate rituals, cannibalism - Erelu Lola Ayonrinde -Raises posers on Oba Funso Adeolu�s corpse

Erelu Tunwase AyonrindeErelu Tunwase of Ode-Remo, Chief Lola Ayonrinde, who is the Otun Iyalode of Shomolu and Lagos District, and also the Yeye Akinrogun of Ikeji-Ile Ijesa was twice Mayor of the London Borough of Wandsworth. She talks to AYO-LAWAL GBENOBA on her campaign against human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. Excerpts:

WHAT is your campaign all about?
The �Say No To Cannibalism In Nigeria� campaign is aimed towards eradicating the ancient and obnoxious practice of mutilating the bodies of traditional rulers after death. The rituals and sacrifices parts of the body of a dead king, especially in Western Nigeria, are used for are barbaric and a disgrace to the country in this 21st century. The movement is out to stop these evil practices which are not in consonant with the will of God and against the fundamental human rights of the affected traditional rulers. When a king dies, they say they have to give his heart to his successor on the throne to eat. They explained that it will make the new king strong and courageous but, is that not deceit? How can eating somebody�s flesh give courage to another person? They mutilate the remains of these kings and engage in fetish and obnoxious activities which add no value to anybody or the society in general.


Why do you need to feed an incoming royal father with the heart of a dead one? This cannibalism started with Christopher Colombus who believed that when a king ate the heart, or some other parts of a dead ruler, some major attributes of the dead was transferred to the new king. This is sheer cannibalism and has no place with God. And, I want the chiefs, the traditional rulers themselves and other stakeholders to know that any tradition that does not recognise God is doomed. The government must put a stop to this cannibalism going on in some parts of Nigeria because, it is even against the constitution of Nigeria. Section 38 subsection 1 of the Nigerian constitution gives every citizen the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, while section 17 subsection 26 declares that the sanctity of the human person shall be recognised and human dignity shall be maintained and enhanced. Where is the sanctity of the human person in all these? Where is human dignity?


What motivated this campaign?
I was very close to the late Alaye of Ode-Remo, Oba Funso Adeolu, the popular Chief Eleyinmi of the rested Village Headmaster soap opera. Few months after his death on August 21, 2008, he started appearing to me and I had months of traumatic haunting. In his lifetime, Oba Adeolu was a Christian and he made it known that he did not partake in anything fetish during his installation as king. He explicitly, several times, demanded that when death came calling, his corpse should be handed over to his family so that he could be given a proper Christian burial. However, his corpse was not released to the family. After his death, he appeared to me several times, and kept telling me about many things. He said his corpse was handed over to the �odis� (slaves) who treated it like that of a criminal. They took bits and pieces of his remains for their own use while some parts were distributed to the four corners of the town.


It was while going round that I discovered what happened and I met some chiefs who confessed what happened but asked me to forget it because there was nothing we could do about it.


All the �odus� of Ifa do not approve using human beings as sacrifice, the constitution does not approve and to crown it all, God Almighty frowns at this practice, they are doing it to appease whom? Some of the kings today are enlightened and those who are born again Christians, like Oba Adeolu, are renouncing these things. So, why hold on to an obnoxious and barbaric act? Oba Adeolu believed he would be given a decent burial and that is why his ghost has refused to rest. Even in Ijebuland, these things were abolished years ago and Ijebuland under the Awujale agreed they would bury kings according to their religion.


So, how do you hope to stop the practice?
We are canvassing that our traditional rulers should be buried whole, without being mutilated and it should be in the open. There is secrecy because of the evils attached. It is untenable scientifically that the heart is eaten for so and so reasons. To start with, let us have the installation of kings in the open, no aspect of the installation should be shrouded in secrecy. It should be a celebration of our culture so, why should it be shrouded in secrecy? When everything becomes transparent, it will even help younger ones to know more about our culture and we will be able to restore some of our societal values. Why should obas be laid to rest in a paganic manner? If a governor gives staff of office to a king, giving him recognition and authority, that king is under the governor so, why should the government condone barbarism in this age? The ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs should do something about this, if not, the government is endorsing cannibalism. True that some of the kings went through these rituals during installation but those who opted out should be given that grace of opting out of the rituals in death. They should be buried according to their faith. The practice is a disgrace to the whole of South West because it is common there.


We are appealing to the traditional rulers who were installed through cannibalism to renounce it publicly and declare they don�t want their hearts to be eaten or other parts of their bodies to be used for any form of ritual. Abolition of slave trade took place years ago. So, why do we still have some people in Ode calling themselves slaves (�odis�)? We need legislation to stop the barbaric act and we are appealing to our lawmakers to rise up to this task of eradicating cannibalism in Nigeria. There should be a law backing a king to opt out of fetish installation and burial and it should become an offence for anyone to tamper with the remains of a king, for whatever purpose, or to give the body to the �odi� for rituals. The penalty should be without an option of fine so that the perpetrators would know how grave the offence is. The �odi� in Ode can be given money to buy goat, ram, cow, or whatever they need for sacrifice, if they must, but there must be total abolition of human sacrifice in the country. Efforts are being made by some Ogun State traditional rulers to stop it but some feel the fetish practice must be protected. The government must detach itself from it.


Internationally, human sacrifice, cannibalism, witchcraft and sorcery are illegal so, why should it be done with impunity in Nigeria, a country that is known as the giant of Africa? Infact, politicians should begin to include the abolition of cannibalism in their campaign programmes, and party manifestos by 2010.


What efforts have you made so far to network and get people involved?
We give glory to Almighty God. I have spoken to so many kings who secretly don�t want it and we are telling them that they should make an open declaration against these evil practices. The campaign would be boosted if they do because people believe they all knew and agreed to these evil practices before being installed. We now call on the royal fathers again, in the name of Almighty God, to declare publicly that they don�t want these fetish practices to continue. I have carried the campaign to the international level so that Nigerians of affluence who are in diaspora would lobby the lawmakers and get a legal backing for the campaign to eradicate human sacrifice and cannibalism in Nigeria. A number of international media like the BBC have aired my interview on the campaign and some Nigerian people abroad are involved in the lobbying for a legislation to stop the obnoxious practices.


We call on the �oluwos� and �odis� in Ode to review the entrenched ill that has no value to the society. We appeal to them to accept cows and goats and allow our royal fathers to be buried according to their beliefs. Then, it was about time that the royal fathers are constituted into the House of Royals, like the House of Lords, so that they would have more power, say and patnership in governance. This would help them to contribute meaningfully to issues affecting them and the society at large.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/08112009/general1.html

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But the new reclassification of Nigeria-Biafran war memoirs have shown that Ojukwu really went into alliance with some European countries and that was why he was able to get some arms from Czechoslovakia. If not for the death of Duke of Czech in 1968, probably, more arms would have come in. The greatest and most productive alliance that Ojukwu did during the war was with Greece. According to memoir of Ojukwu’s roving Ambassador, Okechukwu Ikejiani, former chairman of Nigerian Railways, they went to Greece and had an agreement and Greek government trained special marine commandoes of Biafra and they were expected to return after the training through the Atlantic and Topedo NNS Nigeria. The trained Marine Commandoes arrived the NNS Nigeria on January 17, 1970, two days after the surrender of Biafra.

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Ojukwu personally fought to stop Nigerian soldiers from taking over Uli Airport – Emma Okocha
By GILBERT EKEZIE
Saturday December 24, 2011

Those who have read the book, Blood on the Niger, will certain remember Mr. Emma Okocha, renowned historian and scholar on conflict. He’s also a researcher, who covered events in Burundi, Congo, Somalia, Western Sudan and Dafur.
In this interview, Okocha spoke about Biafra, the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the new Igbo leadership and other issues.

How do you see the death of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu?
We are very sad over his passage, but we have to take the history back to its perspective. Ojukwu was the Napoleon of our time and may be the last of the origin. He was a great military artist.

What do you mean by referring to Ojukwu as a military artist?
You know there are different people who just come to win the war because they are Generals. They want to accomplish their mission in the field. There are those who fight because they are professionals, who are trained to fight and they use a lot of technology and artistry. There are others, like Achuzia, Benjamin Adekunle, etc., who cannot do without war. If there is peace, they will be irrelevant. They like to fight if there will be acrimony. Achuzia was known during the war to carry boys to fight against armoured cars and sometimes he came back with 90 per cent casualties. Colonel Timothy Onwuatuegwu would go with four boys, accomplish his mission and return. But Colonel Ojukwu was ahead of the whole pack. Unknown to many, he was his own commander’s dream. I will refer you to a philosopher, Spinoza, who did not believe in praying too much, like Nigerians do these days. For instance, Egyptians do their prayers and at the same time, get their jobs done.

Ojukwu, facing overwhelming Nigerian military machine, had no option to stop at the security. But he went further to declare a war because he believed in his will to succeed, like Napoleon, who was challenged by Russian unreceptive topography. He stood his ground and got enmeshed in the cold debris of Siberia. Napoleon was the man who went further than Spinoza, and prostrated, saying: “Nothing is impossible.” So, when you look at the military figures and antecedents, you know that Ojukwu needed a proper military perspective. He believed in the supremacy of his will.

What is your take on Biafran-Nigeria war?
Biafrans sustained the 30-month war by Ojukwu’s sheer will. There was a diplomatic advantage. There was also a human resources disadvantage. Ojukwu carried famished people, a Biafra that was depopulated, no food, no military arsenal and a Biafra that was an enclave. Eventually, major towns, like Nsukka and Enugu fell, with the exception of Nnewi, his own town. Ojukwu continued to fight war that was totally unmeasured and had no standards in the African conflict studies. So, we have been able to posit that Ojukwu’s greatness lay in his overwhelming will and I go forward to say that even though he was defeated in that war, in the history chronicle, you will see that at the end of the war, Biafra was not defeated.

When Ojukwu returned from exile he became the issue. He was the brain behind the Biafran Research and Production (RAP). The Igbo that used to be loyal to Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe turned to Ojukwu. If the Biafra was defeated, like Japan was, this won’t be so.

What sad experience would you say Biafrans had during the war?
Biafrans lost the provision to reintegrate their army into the Nigerian Army. They lost, abysmally, their economy, currency and their savings were reduced to mere N20. They were enmeshed in the argument of abandoned property. There were clauses of abject surrender, having engaged in a war that they lost almost everything. Ojukwu lost faith and face in diplomacy.

What unique strides would you say Ojukwu made?
When he came back from Cote d’Ivoire, it was a different issue on the table. He became leader of the Igbo that believed in Biafra (Uwazuruike group); the Igbo that believed in Nigeria and those that are Igbo just because they have the characteristics of Igbo, like some of us that came from the West Niger area, who are not in the Biafran map, but are the minorities of the former Eastern Nigeria, congregate whenever Ojukwu was the issue. He was the leader of all the groups. So, putting his life and time in perspective, we went back to my book, Jews of Africa, because we found out that he has no serious memoirs on hand; yet he was able to write his own history. Like Spinoza said, “a man becomes the consummate cause of his life when he is able to write his own history through sheer will power.”

Ojukwu did that in his landmark leadership of the Biafran entity. Throughout the 30-month war, from 1967 to 1970, he was able to claim a revolution for himself. He did that by behaving like Napoleon. He inspired his people and brought the armament to play. With stick and machete, he could face the Nigerian arsenal of modern equipment. So, from all the tributes paid to him, we are establishing that for the first time, the Biafran command recaptured Enugu using Biafran boys, soldiers who later metamorphosed to ‘Boys Company,’ which today operates all over the world. Doctors Without Borders” also started with Biafra under Ojukwu. There would not have been ‘Doctors Without Borders” without Biafra. The doctors decided to come together to give medical aids to the Biafrans and that was how the whole thing started. Ojukwu’s great strides are not only in the military operations, but also in science. I am saying that the Biafrans, through Ojukwu, reorganised agriculture, what Nigeria is now lacking. They were good in technology in the way of refining crude oil and transportation. Vehicles that were out of the road were also refurbished. In fact, Ojukwu moved into the field.

From the portal of commander-in-chief, he went to fight physically in Oguta when Uli Airport was threatened in 1967 and through his inspiration and performance in the field, he became the commander’s dream and federal troops, marine, sea and land attackers on Oguta were reposed. The Nigerian Army Chronicle written by General Momoh, ‘How Ojukwu defended Oguta,’ has the detail. When we talk about Biafra and Ojukwu’s command, these are what we call the Biafran ingenuity.

Is it true that Ojukwu did not enter into alliance with other countries and that was why Biafrans were defeated?
In history, we are being disturbed that Ojukwu did not enter into alliances, just like Nigeria did under Gowon, Awolowo and Enahoro during the war. They critically went into alliance with the Western powers, like Russia to subdue Biafrans. But the new reclassification of Nigeria-Biafran war memoirs have shown that Ojukwu really went into alliance with some European countries and that was why he was able to get some arms from Czechoslovakia. If not for the death of Duke of Czech in 1968, probably, more arms would have come in. The greatest and most productive alliance that Ojukwu did during the war was with Greece. According to memoir of Ojukwu’s roving Ambassador, Okechukwu Ikejiani, former chairman of Nigerian Railways, they went to Greece and had an agreement and Greek government trained special marine commandoes of Biafra and they were expected to return after the training through the Atlantic and Topedo NNS Nigeria. The trained Marine Commandoes arrived the NNS Nigeria on January 17, 1970, two days after the surrender of Biafra.

Could you comment on Ojukwu dynasty?
There is no way you can talk about Odumegwu Ojukwu without mentioning his father, Louis Ojukwu, who was the wealthiest black man by 1966. He had an argument with his son Odumegwu at the Government House, Enugu because he wanted him to delay the declaration of secession. He said: “The Igbo have never been defeated anywhere, anytime in memory. I am too proud. I do not want the Igbo to fight with sticks, machetes. I will buy them enough arms, give me time to settle with the marketing board.” Louis Ojukwu was the chairman of Nigeria Marketing Board; chairman of the Nigeria Shipping Supply Company; chairman, Coal Corporation and others. He had a Midas touch and his only partner then in the business world was John Holt Nigeria Limited. Due his fame, he visited Britain without papers. He had no time for visa or passport and on arriving Liverpool from Lagos, he was joined by John Holt and on being accosted by the officers at the Port, John Holt went down and approached them saying: “If I were you, I will leave the gentleman alone.” He was the only black man that swam in the ocean liner. He was ushered in from the boat to the business meetings after which, he returned immediately. Louis Ojukwu was the one who sponsored Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Nigeria before independence. In fact, he had enough money. He told Ojukwu that he would buy over liabilities of the refugees from the North. He also promised to provide his son, Odumegwu, with enough arms.

What is your reaction on secession of Biafra?
Men with will, like Napoleon, Khan and Ojukwu are not supposed to be given the benefit of making mistakes. It is risky arrangement to do that because it will lead to catastrophe. Ojukwu declared secession without his father’s blessing and that led to his father’s early death.

Do you think that Ojukwu fought a just cause?
Yes and that was why all Igbo followed him. Our research proved that. When the Yoruba were tempted to do same on the annulment of June 12, election, they did not and till now, I do not know why. But I believe that they did not want to take the risk because there was no Ojukwu among them. You cannot evaluate a human except you go to his philosophical cord. The Yoruba did not go to war because of the great injustice done to Abiola. They were expected to fight. If it were the Igbo, they would have gone to war.

As a historian, what do you think that contributed to the loss of Biafra in the war?
Ojukwu appointing Banjo to lead his liberation was a mistake. Just as a man of will, it was an exercise that would change the face of the war, if it becomes calamity. The people of Midwest expected him to appoint them commanders of the Biafran army, but he did not and rather appointed Victor Banjo. Also, when OAU started, Biafra was to be given confederation but Ojukwu refused. That was really a mistake to his followers and a catastrophe to us historians.

What would you say about Igbo without Ojukwu?
The Igbo had really lost a great leader that will be difficult to be replaced. However, something is still going to be done. When Dr Nnamdi Azikwe died, you could talk about Ojukwu, Okadigbo and Okigbo, who were great leaders in their own stuff. Ojukwu represented those who believe in Biafra, those Nigerians who are Igbo and those who are just Igbo, while Zik represented only Igbo who were Nigerians, and those Nigerians who were Africans. Zik was a pan-Africanist and an Igbo man who was a Nigerian, probably, the best. He made major contributions to the Igbo ascendancy. He built the Onitsha market. He built the best citadel in Igbo land: University of Nigeria Nsukka. He left and Ojukwu became the overall leader of the Igbo and now that Ojukwu has left, there are people that could take his position.

Could you suggest who should step into Ojukwu’s shoes?
Leadership is not by appointment. It is all about who follows who. It is all about followership. You cannot claim to be a leader when you don’t have followers. In Igboland today, nobody is following anybody, except Ralph Uwazuruike. He is the only one that can come out and others will follow him; we cannot be blind to that. So, he is a leader. Besides, I see problems because he maintains that flanks of followership that believe in Biafra, while other countless Igbo, who don’t believe in Biafra do not succumb to Uwazuruike’s philosophy. Ojukwu succeeded because he was able to hold all sections of Igbo. He really dealt with Nigerians and had knowledge of Nigerians in his movements from independence till now.

His exposure in Kings College, Lagos, ability to understand Nigeria and Nigerians helped him a lot. The only Igbo leader that has such characteristics is Justice Chukwuemeka Oputa, but he is not active anymore due to age. I see Dr. Walter Ofonagoro also not vibrant any more. I also see Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu.
So, what we are going to do is not to cry that Ojukwu’s shoes are too big to wear. The Igbo at this point in time of our history need a caucus of leadership that will be spearheaded by a younger person. Uwazuruike should be given the lead. He should be given the throne because it is Ojukwu’s will that Uwazuruike should take over from him. But, he has to be surrounded by the Igbo Nigerians, like Ndubuisi Kanu, Chinua Achebe and Arthur Nwankwo; so as to have a stronger leadership.

What kind of burial is the world expecting for Ojukwu?
Ojukwu’s burial would be that of a mankind because he was a symbol of Biafra. Ojukwu gave the Igbo a sense of belonging. So, nobody should be stopped from participating in his burial. The most important thing is that Nnewi, by tradition, supersedes everyone else. They will come with something different. Nnewi was the only town that was not touched during the war and every Nigerian commander wanted to enter Nnewi, but could not. So, Nnewi will bury. Ojukwu. Igbo and MASSOB will also bury him and nobody should try to stop them from burying their leader the way they want it. Finally, his political associates and international community will also participate in his burial.

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/politics/2011/dec/24/politics-24-12-2011-002.html

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