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Noise About Abobaku Online.....the Culture Has Been Abolished Years Ago. / (PHOTO) "The Abobaku Of Ooni Of Ife Found And Will Be Buried Alongside The King" / "Abobaku" Of Ife Kingdom Is Currently On The Run #lol (2) (3) (4)
Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by bignoble05(m): 11:38am On Aug 15, 2015 |
When the Abobaku saga began as a slapstick, little did we know it would spread like wildfire, I was so certain someone was just being funny, for sure, anybody with a passing knowledge on Yoruba history would get the joke. However, some days later, the story is still trending, now out of hands. The Yoruba culture is being mocked by non Yoruba with even some Yoruba people gullibly joining the farce. When the populace is laced with quasi knowledge of history, unfounded rumours and porous allegations would be the order of the day. Who do we blame?? When we were young, we were not given the privilege of studying our indigenous Ifa, the government thought it was barbaric rather, we were drenched with Bible knowledge and Islamic religion studies as part of our curriculum. We had no idea what Yoruba religion was. Thank God Yoruba history was incorporated into History which was then part of the curriculum. It was handy to some of us who enjoyed Yoruba history from a young age and were inquisitive enough to want to establish profound knowledge in our past. . The Abobaku issue being peddled is out of sheer ignorance. Abobaku meaning “He who dies with the king” was exclusive to Old Oyo Empire! It was never in practice at Ile-Ife. The concept of Abobaku was a sort of insurance programme for Alaafin; Its sole aim was to build a steadfast, long-lasting loyalty between the King and his trusted general. In other words, Abobaku would ensure the king lives by all means otherwise he too would be buried alongside him. This practice was for the ancient Oyo Empire, not in practice in contemporary Oyo kingdom. The predecessor of Olubuse II who died in 1980 had no body buried with him. Ile-Ife and Ooni had peaceful history with virtually no war fought except and limited to Apomu fracas. . Ile-Ife was esteemed by Yoruba speaking towns with full understanding of it being the spiritual home of the progenitor of Yoruba people. Oonis were seen as the custodian of Oduduwa interests in Yorubaland therefore, no towns waged war at it. Whereas ancient Alaafins of Oyo Empire were often notorious, known for forcefully ruling over many towns. Oyo Empire ruled supreme over many west African towns making it vulnerable to incessant attacks from tributary towns that wanted independence from Oyo hence, the importance of Abobaku, giving its roots to ensuring Alaafin was safe during those attacks. Basically, Abobaku who is often a war general would rather die than watch the demise of Alaafin. . History has it that when Alaafin Atiba transcended to the great beyond,(Atiba was the first Alaafin when Oyo relocated to the capital after the decline of Oyo Empire, Oyo thrived under him due to comparative peace inhabitants enjoyed) About 21 people were buried alive alongside him. Students of history would know that the practice of crown Prince of Oyo dying with the Alaafin was the immediate cause of the Yoruba war, which lasted a hundred years. . Abobaku is for Old Oyo Empire and has nothing whatsoever to do with Ooni or Ile-Ife. Possibly there are some rituals intertwined with the passage rites of Ooni that aren’t apparent to us, fair enough but certainly not Abobaku. By: Bola Olalekan CC: Proudly Yoruba |
Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by iamsodium(m): 11:39am On Aug 15, 2015 |
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Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by Iddiot(m): 11:44am On Aug 15, 2015 |
old story |
Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by Jerrylolo(m): 11:51am On Aug 15, 2015 |
old,long,boring story....i'll read it later n see if i'll modify ma comment ;Dold,long,boring story....i'll read it later n see if i'll modify ma comment |
Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by Khutie: 11:53am On Aug 15, 2015 |
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Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by Holyfield1(m): 11:58am On Aug 15, 2015 |
Today is my birthday...Nairalanders show some love A thousand likes is just enough to make me happy |
Re: Complexity And Origin Of Abobaku Explained by Emilokoiyawon: 5:53pm On Aug 15, 2015 |
bignoble05: Mr. Bola: while I agree with you that the whole saga is borne out of ignorance there is little doubt about the source of the lie (Biafra facebook) and the intent of those who perpetuated it. However, as a propaganda it failed since its intent was to tarnish the image of the Yorubas but ended up confirming what we already know about those people who push fake drugs and products. Alas, the also push fake news. This is the take-away. A bunch of bigots exposing their bigotry and weak sense of esteem for the world to see. |
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