My friend recently returned from Bangui, CAR, last week, to attend his mother’s funeral (she was struck by lightning), only to be told he had to make a life pact with a crocodile, just like his mother did, before he could bury his mother. According to him, when his mother was a child, a bottle of blood was drawn from her left arm, and left limb of a captured crocodile, mixed together with some ritual herbs, and ritual stones, then fed to his mother and the crocodile.
The crocodile was released back into the wild. It is a longevity ritual, according to him. The human will live as long as the crocodile.
He said in his village---he is Igbo---they believe that crocodiles in the wild live to be around 100 years. If anything happens to the crocodile, the human feels it. The human can never die unless the crocodile dies. His mother was 63, and would have been 64 this year. They think the crocodile was also struck by lightning and that’s why his mother was struck by lightning too.
He does not want to do this ritual, because he does not believe in it. Why would anyone put their life in the hands of an animal which a hunter can kill any time?
The elders say his mother cannot be buried unless he does the ritual, to continue the omenala in his family. His father is late.
Is anyone familiar with this ritual? What can he do to get out of it? He wants to fly out but does not want to leave his mum unburied. Help!!!

Asaba people do this thing a lot.

useless tradition.

Nonsense

The bolded part below got me laughing and can only be conjured up by exclusive savages and barbarians.

The human will live as long as the crocodile.
He said in his village---he is Igbo---they believe that crocodiles in the wild live to be around 100 years. If anything happens to the crocodile, the human feels it. The human can never die unless the crocodile dies. His mother was 63, and would have been 64 this year. They think the crocodile was also struck by lightning and that’s why his mother was struck by lightning too.

They were so certain that his mum will live up to 100 years, yet, couldn't be so sure what happened to the crocodile, and now they are guessing Mr Crocodile could have been struck by lightning also.

Abeg, wetin be the name of this village?

This is economic and mental terrorism. EFCC where una dey?

Savages and barbarians.

gaby:
The bolded part below got me laughing and can only be conjured up by exclusive savages and barbarians.

The human will live as long as the crocodile.
He said in his village---he is Igbo---they believe that crocodiles in the wild live to be around 100 years. If anything happens to the crocodile, the human feels it. The human can never die unless the crocodile dies. His mother was 63, and would have been 64 this year. They think the crocodile was also struck by lightning and that’s why his mother was struck by lightning too.

They were so certain that his mum will live up to 100 years, yet, couldn't be so sure what happened to the crocodile, and now they are guessing Mr Crocodile could have been struck by lightning also.

Abeg, wetin be the name of this village?

This is economic and mental terrorism. EFCC where una dey?

Savages and barbarians.

E fit be Ogoja. Or Asaba.[code][/code]

Did they tell your friend over the phone about this ritual? If they told him, he should have formulated something to tell them so as to stay back from the burial, I mean abandon his mother's corpse for them.

Every human came into this world on their own, anyone who decides to commit abominations entering into covenant with animals, is on their own. This is the time your friend should run for his life so as to save himself and his future children from doom.

Even the strongest witches and native doctors who enter into different kinds of covenant still die at unexpected times. Those elders who told him to do that covenant rituals are witches and wizards.

Your friend needs spiritual covering from a true prophet of God asap, your friend needs to pray very seriously, daily. He should formulate something travel back.

First of all, the whole mixing her blood with the crocodile's blood and having her drink it sounds like an occultic practice. It's too bad she was put through that as a child and could even be the reason for her fate because that's an odd way to go and she was still young at 63. Secondly, he should call the Police on these ignorant, evil barbarians, as they've no authority to tell him he needs to do the same ritual (what the heck? he better not!) or they won't allow him to bury his mother. Nigeria is really just a lawless country with lots of barbarians and wicked people.


Jesus is King!

Tell the dude to pay one of the elders so he can carry out the rituals on his behalf. I just can fathom how barbaric some traditions are.

On a lighter note, he shouldn't succumb to the wishes of the elders. Since they are insisting, he should involve the police, pay them to protect him during the burial and jet out as soon as it's done. Those elders are dangerous and he should treat them accordingly.

Abeg, carry police go arrest anybody wey wan stop you from burying your mum. Abi something dey worry dem ney?

As long as it is tradition he should not run away, he has to tackle this because it will still come back and bite him if left unsolved, he can speak to an elder that he is close to to ask if there is a way around this issue and also this is the time he has to be close to his pastor or anyone he holds as his spiritual backing.

remember this tradition has been in existence for along time and it wont be changed because his mom died. so let him ask questions ,the mistake he will make is to take his mom somewhere else to bury.

let him ask questions and be spiritually vigilant.

mrcrabs:
As long as it is tradition he should not run away, he has to tackle this because it will still come back and bite him if left unsolved, he can speak to an elder that he is close to to ask if there is a way around this issue and also this is the time he has to be close to his pastor or anyone he holds as his spiritual backing.

remember this tradition has been in existence for along time and it wont be changed because his mom died. so let him ask questions ,the mistake he will make is to take his mom somewhere else to bury.

let him ask questions and be spiritually vigilant.

Fukk tradition. You're an idi0t. He should allow them to draw blood from his arm like a mumu, a crocodile's arm and then drink the mixture along with ritual stones and herbs? Will you do such? Assuming you've a child, will you allow him or her to undergo such? If his momma were to wake up now from the dead, do you think she would allow them to do that to him? Like I said, you're an idi0t.

Neptunium:
Fukk tradition. You're an idi0t. He should allow them to draw blood from his arm like a mumu, a crocodile's arm and then drink the mixture along with ritual stones and herbs? Will you do such? Assuming you've a child, will you allow him or her to undergo such? If his momma were to wake up now from the dead, do you think she would allow them to do that to him? Like I said, you're an idi0t.

you are really frustrated with the way you type, maybe you should eat first then you can read again,

Did i in anyway tell him to do the tradition , i hope you read where i asked him to talk to an elderly person to seek a way round it

like i said eat first then you can read again fucking retard

He should gives me money and leaves her mother unburied... As he is now, he cannot marry; and if he has married, he would soon be buried alongside who he married...

mrcrabs:
As long as it is tradition he should not run away, he has to tackle this because it will still come back and bite him if left unsolved, he can speak to an elder that he is close to to ask if there is a way around this issue and also this is the time he has to be close to his pastor or anyone he holds as his spiritual backing.

remember this tradition has been in existence for along time and it wont be changed because his mom died. so let him ask questions ,the mistake he will make is to take his mom somewhere else to bury.

let him ask questions and be spiritually vigilant.

Thank you.

Emmanuel30a2:
He should gives me money and leaves her mother unburied... As he is now, he cannot marry; and if he has married, he would soon be buried alongside who he married...

Why?

tianshie:


Why?

Z... You don't believes...? Remain unmarried and remain unburied-I means her remains...

The things people dip their hands into in the name of tradition. Why didn't she live up to a 100 years again?

Your friend should use his number six if he doesn't want to end up like his Mom.

Long life is only assured in Christ.

Jewessgratitud3:
The things people dip their hands into in the name of tradition. Why didn't she live up to a 100 years again?

Your friend should use his number six if he doesn't want to end up like him Mom.

Long life is only assured in Christ.

This link here shows the Yoruba have a similar tradition in Ondo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoSIGSRyUI

Emmanuel30a2:
He should gives me money and leaves her mother unburied... As he is now, he cannot marry; and if he has married, he would soon be buried alongside who he married...

This link shows that the Yoruba in Ondo have a similar tradition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoSIGSRyUI

mrcrabs:
As long as it is tradition he should not run away, he has to tackle this because it will still come back and bite him if left unsolved, he can speak to an elder that he is close to to ask if there is a way around this issue and also this is the time he has to be close to his pastor or anyone he holds as his spiritual backing.

remember this tradition has been in existence for along time and it wont be changed because his mom died. so let him ask questions ,the mistake he will make is to take his mom somewhere else to bury.

let him ask questions and be spiritually vigilant.

This Youtube link shows that the Yoruba in Ondo have a similar tradition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoSIGSRyUI

gaby:
The bolded part below got me laughing and can only be conjured up by exclusive savages and barbarians.

The human will live as long as the crocodile.
He said in his village---he is Igbo---they believe that crocodiles in the wild live to be around 100 years. If anything happens to the crocodile, the human feels it. The human can never die unless the crocodile dies. His mother was 63, and would have been 64 this year. They think the crocodile was also struck by lightning and that’s why his mother was struck by lightning too.

They were so certain that his mum will live up to 100 years, yet, couldn't be so sure what happened to the crocodile, and now they are guessing Mr Crocodile could have been struck by lightning also.

Abeg, wetin be the name of this village?

This is economic and mental terrorism. EFCC where una dey?

Savages and barbarians.

Might seem laughable but it actually works

gaby:
The bolded part below got me laughing and can only be conjured up by exclusive savages and barbarians.

The human will live as long as the crocodile.
He said in his village---he is Igbo---they believe that crocodiles in the wild live to be around 100 years. If anything happens to the crocodile, the human feels it. The human can never die unless the crocodile dies. His mother was 63, and would have been 64 this year. They think the crocodile was also struck by lightning and that’s why his mother was struck by lightning too.

They were so certain that his mum will live up to 100 years, yet, couldn't be so sure what happened to the crocodile, and now they are guessing Mr Crocodile could have been struck by lightning also.

Abeg, wetin be the name of this village?

This is economic and mental terrorism. EFCC where una dey?

Savages and barbarians.

I go advice d guy not to do it in this time of economic hardship cos one day some village people will go hungry n na to dey hunt crocodile go dey their mind

Imagine say that friend never use 20 years person don kill d crocodile or d crocodile self die natural death

The best way is Jesus n the best person u can keep your life with is him

The only way, truth n light

Any other God is deciet

TheWinterBird:
First of all, the whole mixing her blood with the crocodile's blood and having her drink it sounds like an occultic practice. It's too bad she was put through that as a child and could even be the reason for her fate because that's an odd way to go and she was still young at 63. Secondly, he should call the Police on these ignorant, evil barbarians, as they've no authority to tell him he needs to do the same ritual (what the heck? he better not!) or they won't allow him to bury his mother. Nigeria is really just a lawless country with lots of barbarians and wicked people.


Jesus is King!

call d police on spiritual matter?

Goodnewsforlife:
call d police on spiritual matter?

I tire o.

Goodnewsforlife:
I go advice d guy not to do it in this time of economic hardship cos one day some village people will go hungry n na to dey hunt crocodile go dey their mind

Imagine say that friend never use 20 years person don kill d crocodile or d crocodile self die natural death

The best way is Jesus n the best person u can keep your life with is him

The only way, truth n light

Any other God is deciet

We've been thinking of this.

tianshie:


This link shows that the Yoruba in Ondo have a similar tradition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoSIGSRyUI

So, gives me money&follow instructions...

Neptunium:
Fukk tradition. You're an idi0t. He should allow them to draw blood from his arm like a mumu, a crocodile's arm and then drink the mixture along with ritual stones and herbs? Will you do such? Assuming you've a child, will you allow him or her to undergo such? If his momma were to wake up now from the dead, do you think she would allow them to do that to him? Like I said, you're an idi0t.

oga y call him an idiot?

U can counter him easily without insulting him, no wonder people fight during argument

I can’t imagine me arguing with someone n d next thing he calls me is an idiot

tianshie:


This link here shows the Yoruba have a similar tradition in Ondo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzoSIGSRyUI

u better don’t let all these hungry YouTubers put u in trouble

Me I don’t know of any of it in ondo ooo

Tell your friend to embrace Christ,,he is our refuge and strength

Modecaih:
Tell your friend to embrace Christ,,he is our refuge and strength

He should tell the elders that?

This is a crime.
Someone coerced into something is acting under duress/coercion.
All his village elders should arrested and locked up,shikenah!!