Yesterday, all traditional worship priests/priestesses, gathered together at Urhokpota Hall in Benin to invoke curses on all those who either Kidnap or aid kidnappers as well as Armed Robbers and their cohorts. Priests from Sango, Olokun, Aiyelala, Ashigidi, e.t.c. were all dressed in their ceremonial regalia and all placed various kinds of curses on the evil perpetrators. Addressing the traditional worshippers at Orhokpota Hall at the Kings Square shortly before the commencement of the invocation of the gods, the Chief Priest of Benin Kingdom, Chief Nosakhare Isekhure, said the exercise was the last resort when all government constituted security agencies had failed the people.
“The exercise is to protect our people’s, lives and property as well as the government. For us, the traditionalists, we know when crimes are going to the extreme, the police and security agents cannot do anything. We have the power to invoke the gods of the land and that is what we are doing right now. It is always the last resort,” he said.

Chief Isekhure explained that the palace had since been appealing to the kidnappers and other criminals that they should stop their nefarious activities and look for a better job to do, adding, “we are not church goers but spiritualists and we are invoking the spirit of our ancestors that if they failed to stop what they are doing they would meet with ignoble consequences. That is exactly what we have turned out to do today.”

Quoting a popular verse of the Bible which says “the wages of sin is death,” the Bini chief priest said since criminals refused to listen “the ancestors will talk to them so that the living have peace in the state as well as in the entire nation. I know People may ask why does it take so long for the Oba of Benin to order for the invocation, I say this is the last resort, What we have done today can never be revoked forever because it takes time for us to be able to appeal and mobilize to do what we are doing now.”

They got it all wrong,they should be placing curse on the political and the public official bandits whose principal actions are breeding the common criminals on the street.

People perish for lack of knowledge.

Well, its a start. Lets see how far this works first!

It can only work psychologically since most of the criminals are just as dumb but for a smart and determine criminal that knows what he or she wants,it's like pouring water on a stone.

The only thing that can save us as a people is REASONING.

Keep ur "english" reasoning to urself. We know what works here and what doesnt. Any full bloodied African will tell u the effects of such

These traditionalists aren't joking!  These (their) gods are merciless and the criminals and kidnappers know it.

This is what you get in a sinking State.  Of a truth, security agencies in the land have failed us. Just like someone pointed out, I wish the curse is extended to both past and present political office holders in the country. But the priests wont allow it because they enjoy patronage from them.

ohisng:

Keep your "english" reasoning to urself. We know what works here and what doesnt. Any full bloodied African will tell u the effects of such

If i was a criminal,i will so happy people like you are hunting me because i will get away with alot based on your idea of crime fighting.

Criminals heeding to curses is the same as christians and molems abstaining from sin for the fear of going to hell,beliefs

Mortiple:

These traditionalists aren't joking! These (their) gods are merciless and the criminals and kidnappers know it.

This is what you get in a sinking State. Of a truth, security agencies in the land have failed us. Just like someone pointed out, I wish the curse is extended to both past and present political office holders in the country. But the priests wont allow it because they enjoy patronage from them.

Mr man stop making Noise here, if you know these things do not happen, come over to the oba's palace, there is a particular ground where nobody steps on, ifu do U SHALL DIE, that was the grave yard of one of late Oba wife, who sacrificed her life to save the Oba and his people, and consequently laying a curse on her graveyard,

There were also old stories of white contractors using their tractors to step over themselves, when they were told not to cut down a tree, which they did and the reward was death.

Multiple stories of things happening, we hear over here, When the Oba wears "RED" to lay a curese or sends people., then "IT IS FINISHED"

The curse is also seen on the life of igbenedion, he would have been 10 times richer than he is, but he has lost almost all his investments, how pathetic . . . he only mercy was that the father of the Oba gave him a title, otherwise, it would have been finished as well. . . So much more

My brother,
Not too late. U can still become a criminal and test the efficacy yourself! Talk is cheap. GO ahead and try it

@kosovo, for first time, we agree on something other than Oshiomhole! lol. Leave this guy and his oyibo mentality!!

ohisng:

My brother,
Not too late. U can still become a criminal and test the efficacy yourself! Talk is cheap. GO ahead and try it

If meet people like you,it will seem like god has come down to earth to you.You are in delusion.

And people wonder why kosovo made a bad moderator.

redsun:

If meet people like you,it will seem like god has come down to earth to you.You are in delusion.

And people wonder why kosovo made a bad moderator.

what has that got to do with the topic?, pls dont digress from the current issue and kill your biased ideology. . . what a pathetic and debased way to make a dumb argument.

kosovo:

what has that got to do with the topic?, pls dont digress from the current issue and kill your biased ideology. . . what a pathetic and debased way to make a dumb argument.

People like you betray yourselves on this from the way u reason,one doesn't need a crystal ball to see that are mentally enslaved.

ohisng:

@kosovo, for first time, we agree on something other than Oshiomhole! lol. Leave this guy and his oyibo mentality!!

Oyinbo,as if oyinbo has the perquisite right to common sense.

I leave you guys to your delusions.Someday u may realize the truth but u may never realize too,u will just die unfulfilled and in want for what you have like so many african.

kosovo:

[b]Mr man stop making Noise here, [/b]if you know these things do not happen, come over to the oba's palace, there is a particular ground where nobody steps on, ifu do U SHALL DIE, that was the grave yard of one of late Oba wife, who sacrificed her life to save the Oba and his people, and consequently laying a curse on her graveyard,

There were also old stories of white contractors using their tractors to step over themselves, when they were told not to cut down a tree, which they did and the reward was death.

Multiple stories of things happening, we hear over here, When the Oba wears "RED" to lay a curese or sends people., then "IT IS FINISHED"

The curse is also seen on the life of igbenedion, he would have been 10 times richer than he is, but he has lost almost all his investments, how pathetic . . . he only mercy was that the father of the Oba gave him a title, otherwise, it would have been finished as well. . . So much more

This is what I posted earlier:
"These traditionalists [size=24pt]aren't[/size] joking! These (their) gods are merciless and the criminals and kidnappers know it.

This is what you get in a sinking State. Of a truth, security agencies in the land have failed us. Just like someone pointed out, I wish the curse is extended to both past and present political office holders in the country. But the priests wont allow it because they enjoy patronage from them."


Did I, at anytime dispute the efficacy of your Oba's CURSES? Even if I did, what is your own? Would you force your opinion on me?

Subsequently, learn to read other people's post carefully before responding.

Meanwhile, Nairaland should not be seen as a war zone, where people trade insults. I believe that respecting others is an evidence of maturity.

^^^
noted, uncalculated human error, re-occurrence not likely. you are intelligent

So what happened right after the curse?

Are Christians part of this?

Would they rain curses on all the kleptomaniacs in government who are worse than the kidnappers and armed robbers?

when the curses/juju kill the robbers, then we can move to politicians. . .

i hope i wont have to read about robbery cases by 2012 cos if i do, that means the juju didnt work

abi no be so?

tkb417:

when the curses/juju kill the robbers, then we can move to politicians. . .

i hope i wont have to read about robbery cases by 2012 cos if i do, that means the juju didnt work

abi no be so?

the juju loses strength after a while. it has to be renewed biennially