In akungba, ogun state.
Where twins are immortalized via fetish objects to depict there presence after death.
Ideas
It happened once upon a time in akungba village, ogun state.
A Youngman was coming from his friend’s place at midnight where he has gone to plead for a lending support. On his arrival to his place, his friend dissaopointed him; saying, ‘I have no money to lend out,friend’. He left without happiness on his face.
Emmanuel was returning home from his friend’place that midnight when he met an old man who stopped him on his way home. “please stop my son I have something to say to you, you are emmanuel isn’t it?, your parents gave birth to a deceased twins who died after 5years on earth,right?. And you are poor and have been looking for what to do. Now. I have those words that I have been wanting to tell you, your twins, deceased twins I mean to say, are responsible for your failure and impoverishness. Remember, many a family in our tradition immortalizes their lost deseaced twins and feed them daily ‘feeding the idols’ and our tradition even said ‘they have gone to farm to fetch some firewood for their family and would be back’. In a word used as euphemism to mild a word ‘death’ or ‘they are dead’so my son you must immortalize your deceased twin brothers via fetish objects, each for each objects to depict there presence after death, after which you must make a sacrifice to the twins and you will start to progress from thence onward”
Emmanuel was marveled and at the same time excited. He never realized the mortal repercussion he will be involved in for the evil deed he be enacting and will be involved in if he dares to do those sacrifice.
‘Thank you old man’ he stuttered in fear of the mysterious like old man as the old one departedfrom his scene immediately.
Emmanuel is a Christian; he got baptized and is used to receiving the ‘holy communion’ at the mass. But he never show to anyone how desperate he is to get rich nor did he tell his best friend peter who is also a communicant and a well devoted Catholic. Both friends were youth then. At about 18years and 19years peter respectively.
He got home, the dawn set the following day, he set for a loan from the custom lending house situated inside the core village. It is been controlled by an high chief priest who dishes out instructions on what to get back as return and deadline for the loan to be recovered.
He got 30pennies which will do for the sacrifice. He wasted no time in executing the sacrifice. Two chicken, a black he-goat and traditional wines.
Peter’s mother was one of the high priests who did the sacrifice. In a village where even the cathecist is in support of savaged custom traditions. Mama peter is no doubt a church goer.
The cathecist is a tall slant man with beady eyes sunked in as if he is blind.
He is in support of traditional ways of cutting of the foreskin to penetrate local portions into the inner skin of sick people which is said to cure any sort of illness, be it spiritual or non.
Peter was daed ill and was taken from the outskirt to the village for traditional medication that will involve cutting of his foreskin and inserting the dark portions. His mother was said to be incharge of the circumscission, he never felt where he was at first, even from the outskirt to the village since he was unconscious and dead ill. It was like a miracle when he quickly moved his hand which was about to be slashed with blade.
His mother was surprised for sudden awakening and was willing for circumcision to continue despite peter’s quasi awareness. He was slightly awake but will never want his foreskin cutt off for that ungodly portion to move in to his body, never!.
“Mama’!!! he yelled. Have you forgotten that am a Christian? You know I will never let that happen if am to die!. As clothed blood filled his mouth like a mouthful of syrup. ‘he is dead ill indeed’.
‘have you not heard of your devoted friend in the lord in the name of emmanuel who made a sacrifice to his dead twins and the idols and his dead rich now? Mama questioned with a verocious voice like that of an earthquake. Even the cathecist is more devoted not to talk of a mere church boy claiming to be Jesus. Emmanuel goes to church regularly more than you do but you re mess in the head now stubborn boy. ‘I wont foot your bill even if you are to die in hospital. Good riddance to bad boy” she is raging at his son disapproval for the circumsission.
But peter was taken to the hospital where the doctor noticed that there was nothing wrong with him after several checkups. Perhaps this has to do with spiritual matters.
Emmanuel is opulent and is a furniture maker. Customers from different angles comes to patronize the dude even without delay they fall prey to his exorbitant price fixes. He has gotten 1,2,3,4,5 young trainees and more were still coming for the workshop. But the boss was said to be wicked this days, unlike before when he was pious and well behaved as he was a catholic then.
He beats is workers like the wicked shepherd beats his herds. Going to church was no longer in his plan but sending money to garnish sacrifices and concortions for his so-called idols was his occasional drive. On the other side, peter was still very sick but thanks to God almighty for peter’s stableness despite being ill. He never came in contact again with emmanuel his bloodrich friend.
Years later. Like 2 to 3, emmanuel was in madness again. He has trashed one of the trainees 12lashes of cane and was about to wipe the other trainee his 5th lash as his evil hand hanged fort in the air with the cane in his hand. Innocent trainees were looking at their ruthless boss in action with his stiffy hand up in the air like baby vultures. But they wasted no time in running away after realizing how serious the shit was. Thought it was a minor stiff. He quickly dash for a soothing balm(rob) but it was a waste of time. The nemesis has come to take charge. He got paralyzed and was rushed to his local doctors place by local symphertizers who saw him wringling in hell. ‘take me to the herbalist’ he cried.
Peter is fine and healthy, infact has gotten a good job. Miraculously, his health was fully restored by God almighty just two days before his friends abnormality took place. His mama together with other local doctors has nothing to prove this time around. Emmanuel is dying and coudnt even eat with his dead righthand. In fact, his whole body is reaping off like milingitis desease. His idols now have to dine with him that he must yell anytime he wants to eat ‘go away wicthes. I don’t like you anymore’. One has to wonders who the hell is he talking to?. The local priest has demanded for a male goat and palm wines that his father must fetch fast. But this will not save emmanual’s life even If they bought heaven and earth for sacrifice. Nothing killed fooled emmanuel but constant appearance of the idols that only him could see even in the midst of many people marveled at his ridiculous yell, ‘Go away idols’.
He died in the 25th hour after sacrifice has been made for him, died gently on his mat like old major.
Peter, who couldn’t see his friend, if not for the sickness he fell in could have preached to him for a change, is curious about his friend now. ‘Where is my friend’? He asked his mum with dead curiousity. Mama peter who tought it was a pretext, reiterated. ‘Don’t tell me you are a stranger in this land old fool. Have you come to scourn me and the gods”? She said.
‘No ma. It’s been long I heard from him. What’s wrong ma? Please tell me. I am still serious.
‘peter. Your friend is dead and gone!.’
‘Oh no!!. I said it. You see ma, you should have taken him to the juju man and the docile idols for revival. My friend is gone, the serpent had him deceived. A feat he had in the time of adam and eve’.
His mother never believed he will live to see that day. Infact she has been wanting to smash some of the local pots on the floor in anger.
‘Sorry my son. Who ever tought you will live to see today?. I couldn’t believe a then bleeding lung could breathe today but there you are looking healthy as a new born child. Am turning a new leaf from today onward.
Those who were worshiping idols at same time goes to church had their own share of punishment by suffering from different ailments that led them to death. An example Is the cathecist who died of stroke.
Story continues……..
In akungba, ogun state. Where twins are immortalized via fetish objects to depict there presence after death. Ideas It happened once upon a time in akungba village, ogun state. A Youngman was coming from his friend’s place at midnight where he has gone to plead for a lending support. On his arrival to his place, his friend dissaopointed him; saying, ‘I have no money to lend out,friend’. He left without happiness on his face. Emmanuel was returning home from his friend’place that midnight when he met an old man who stopped him on his way home. “please stop my son I have something to say to you, you are emmanuel isn’t it?, your parents gave birth to a deceased twins who died after 5years on earth,right?. And you are poor and have been looking for what to do. Now. I have those words that I have been wanting to tell you, your twins, deceased twins I mean to say, are responsible for your failure and impoverishness. Remember, many a family in our tradition immortalizes their lost deseaced twins and feed them daily ‘feeding the idols’ and our tradition even said ‘they have gone to farm to fetch some firewood for their family and would be back’. In a word used as euphemism to mild a word ‘death’ or ‘they are dead’so my son you must immortalize your deceased twin brothers via fetish objects, each for each objects to depict there presence after death, after which you must make a sacrifice to the twins and you will start to progress from thence onward” Emmanuel was marveled and at the same time excited. He never realized the mortal repercussion he will be involved in for the evil deed he be enacting and will be involved in if he dares to do those sacrifice. ‘Thank you old man’ he stuttered in fear of the mysterious like old man as the old one departedfrom his scene immediately. Emmanuel is a Christian; he got baptized and is used to receiving the ‘holy communion’ at the mass. But he never show to anyone how desperate he is to get rich nor did he tell his best friend peter who is also a communicant and a well devoted Catholic. Both friends were youth then. At about 18years and 19years peter respectively. He got home, the dawn set the following day, he set for a loan from the custom lending house situated inside the core village. It is been controlled by an high chief priest who dishes out instructions on what to get back as return and deadline for the loan to be recovered. He got 30pennies which will do for the sacrifice. He wasted no time in executing the sacrifice. Two chicken, a black he-goat and traditional wines. Peter’s mother was one of the high priests who did the sacrifice. In a village where even the cathecist is in support of savaged custom traditions. Mama peter is no doubt a church goer. The cathecist is a tall slant man with beady eyes sunked in as if he is blind. He is in support of traditional ways of cutting of the foreskin to penetrate local portions into the inner skin of sick people which is said to cure any sort of illness, be it spiritual or non. Peter was daed ill and was taken from the outskirt to the village for traditional medication that will involve cutting of his foreskin and inserting the dark portions. His mother was said to be incharge of the circumscission, he never felt where he was at first, even from the outskirt to the village since he was unconscious and dead ill. It was like a miracle when he quickly moved his hand which was about to be slashed with blade. His mother was surprised for sudden awakening and was willing for circumcision to continue despite peter’s quasi awareness. He was slightly awake but will never want his foreskin cutt off for that ungodly portion to move in to his body, never!. “Mama’!!! he yelled. Have you forgotten that am a Christian? You know I will never let that happen if am to die!. As clothed blood filled his mouth like a mouthful of syrup. ‘he is dead ill indeed’. ‘have you not heard of your devoted friend in the lord in the name of emmanuel who made a sacrifice to his dead twins and the idols and his dead rich now? Mama questioned with a verocious voice like that of an earthquake. Even the cathecist is more devoted not to talk of a mere church boy claiming to be Jesus. Emmanuel goes to church regularly more than you do but you re mess in the head now stubborn boy. ‘I wont foot your bill even if you are to die in hospital. Good riddance to bad boy” she is raging at his son disapproval for the circumsission. But peter was taken to the hospital where the doctor noticed that there was nothing wrong with him after several checkups. Perhaps this has to do with spiritual matters. Emmanuel is opulent and is a furniture maker. Customers from different angles comes to patronize the dude even without delay they fall prey to his exorbitant price fixes. He has gotten 1,2,3,4,5 young trainees and more were still coming for the workshop. But the boss was said to be wicked this days, unlike before when he was pious and well behaved as he was a catholic then. He beats is workers like the wicked shepherd beats his herds. Going to church was no longer in his plan but sending money to garnish sacrifices and concortions for his so-called idols was his occasional drive. On the other side, peter was still very sick but thanks to God almighty for peter’s stableness despite being ill. He never came in contact again with emmanuel his bloodrich friend. Years later. Like 2 to 3, emmanuel was in madness again. He has trashed one of the trainees 12lashes of cane and was about to wipe the other trainee his 5th lash as his evil hand hanged fort in the air with the cane in his hand. Innocent trainees were looking at their ruthless boss in action with his stiffy hand up in the air like baby vultures. But they wasted no time in running away after realizing how serious the shit was. Thought it was a minor stiff. He quickly dash for a soothing balm(rob) but it was a waste of time. The nemesis has come to take charge. He got paralyzed and was rushed to his local doctors place by local symphertizers who saw him wringling in hell. ‘take me to the herbalist’ he cried. Peter is fine and healthy, infact has gotten a good job. Miraculously, his health was fully restored by God almighty just two days before his friends abnormality took place. His mama together with other local doctors has nothing to prove this time around. Emmanuel is dying and coudnt even eat with his dead righthand. In fact, his whole body is reaping off like milingitis desease. His idols now have to dine with him that he must yell anytime he wants to eat ‘go away wicthes. I don’t like you anymore’. One has to wonders who the hell is he talking to?. The local priest has demanded for a male goat and palm wines that his father must fetch fast. But this will not save emmanual’s life even If they bought heaven and earth for sacrifice. Nothing killed fooled emmanuel but constant appearance of the idols that only him could see even in the midst of many people marveled at his ridiculous yell, ‘Go away idols’. He died in the 25th hour after sacrifice has been made for him, died gently on his mat like old major. Peter, who couldn’t see his friend, if not for the sickness he fell in could have preached to him for a change, is curious about his friend now. ‘Where is my friend’? He asked his mum with dead curiousity. Mama peter who tought it was a pretext, reiterated. ‘Don’t tell me you are a stranger in this land old fool. Have you come to scourn me and the gods”? She said. ‘No ma. It’s been long I heard from him. What’s wrong ma? Please tell me. I am still serious. ‘peter. Your friend is dead and gone!.’ ‘Oh no!!. I said it. You see ma, you should have taken him to the juju man and the docile idols for revival. My friend is gone, the serpent had him deceived. A feat he had in the time of adam and eve’. His mother never believed he will live to see that day. Infact she has been wanting to smash some of the local pots on the floor in anger. ‘Sorry my son. Who ever tought you will live to see today?. I couldn’t believe a then bleeding lung could breathe today but there you are looking healthy as a new born child. Am turning a new leaf from today onward. Those who were worshiping idols at same time goes to church had their own share of punishment by suffering from different ailments that led them to death. An example Is the cathecist who died of stroke. Story continues……..
