The question is: why do Nigerians still engage in
such bloody, brutal, and barbaric acts and
atrocities even in the twenty-first century? For
me, there are three reasons:

1. Religion: Nigeria is a deeply religious society. Most
Nigerians believe in the existence of supernatural
beings and that these transcendental entities can
be influenced through ritual acts and sacrifices.
Rituals constitute part of the people’s traditional
religious practice and observance. Nigerians
engage in ritual acts to appease the gods, seek
supernatural favours, or to ward off misfortune.
Many do so out of fear of unpleasant spiritual
consequences if they default. So religion, theism,
supernaturalism, and occultism are at the root of
ritual killing in Nigeria.

2. Superstition: Nigeria is a society where most
beliefs are still informed by unreason, dogmas,
myth making, and magical thinking. In Nigeria,
belief in ghosts, juju, charms, and witchcraft is
prevalent and widespread. Nigerians believe that
magical potions prepared with human heads,
breasts, tongues, eyes, and sexual organs can
enhance one’s political and financial fortunes;
that juju, charms and amulets can protect
individuals against business failures, sickness
and diseases, accidents, and spiritual attacks. In
fact, ritual-making is perceived as an act of
spiritual fortification.

3. Poverty: Most often, Nigerians engage ritual
killing for money-making purposes. Among
Nigerians, there is a popular belief in a special
kind of ritual, performed with human blood or
body parts that can bring money or wealth, even
though such a belief lacks any basis in reason,
science or common sense.
For example, there has never been a single
proven instance of any Nigerian who became rich
through a moneymaking ritual.

And still the belief in “ritual wealth” or “blood
money” remains strong among the people and
features prominently in the nation’s media and
film industry. Most times, what we hear are
stories and speculations founded on ignorance
and hearsay. For instance, Nigerians who enrich
themselves through dubious and questionable
means, like the scammers who swindle

foreigners, are said to have indulged in money-
making rituals using the blood or body parts of
their parents, wives, children, or other close
relations.
So driven by ignorance, poverty, desperation,
gullibility, and irrationalism, Nigerians murder
fellow Nigerians for rituals.

As a Crime Reporter I have been working on a book which required I interviewed a herbist.. Gladly one around my neighborhood was been nice and offered to talk with me something led to the other and we talked about the insane ridiculousness called human rituals.

He said other people who engage in such only do that to maximize the profit (money) they get from whatever they are doing ( meaning money doesn't just grow wings and fly into the person's wardrobe)

I was also able to gather that victims of such heinous acts must have a very good amount of luck which must be checked before they Carey out their wicked acts on them.. Those with bad luck can't be harmed and must be disposed of quickly ( resulting to people who we usually find left or abandoned by the roadside)

He further disclosed that girls, and babies are usually the favorite victims because a girl is regarded as a mother and as one's she has more luck because she can bear children who out of many can be very lucky and babies because even child comes with a bright destiny and a good amount of pure luck.

The issue of missing body parts came in talks and he said hands because they are what people use to work for money
And sexual organs if the person is destined to born of is destined to bear some on great.


But I still don't believe any of these prior to my 3 reasons I stated earlier what do you think?


I was chilled as the how demented and cold people can be i remembered how lucky I and my sister 15 years ago were lucky to have been saved from such accidents ... The rate of human Rituals and sacrifice Is alarming.. I pray none of us or our family or loved ones ever find ourselves in such situations.

Hmmmm

True talk. One shaman from Haiti where they do voodoo a lot gave the recipe for the Zombie charm.it contained as part of the ingredients liver if the puffer fish, crushed skull of a child and some other herbs. After all said and done, the crushed skull was unnecessary because the important ingredient proven scientifically was the liver of the figures fish which puts the person in coma and maybe the herbs which neutralises the poison therefore enabling the person to recover a bit after being given the antidote.
All in all, the human Killed by part is mostly not necessary for the actual charm. It is just used to make the charm look potent and serious in my opinion.