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Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by NgwalandAbia(m): 5:48pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Patrioticman007: Almajiri...Osu is far superior to you...House Negro. 5 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:49pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Bkayyy:Bros, I'm igbo let's face it this caste system is as good as racism. 18 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Timi141: 5:50pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
candidtalk:The way they keep on defendng this system is still baffling me. I really hope the people doing these things are a small minority if not, the ibos have reaaly lost all face in my sight. 15 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:52pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Dikebuka: You are the true son of your father but the tradition is not going anywhere. It has come to stay . Surrendering your freedom to the gods should not be treated with mildness. 3 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:53pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Osagyefo98:Yes, I hope you get racially abused so that you can know how it feels to suffer for what you did not do. Rubbish. 7 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:53pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Blue3k: Mr face Akwaibom and leave Igboland. Stay your lane. |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Blue3k(m): 5:54pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Osagyefo98: Biafra is dead and Kanu is a mumu. I'll speak on what ever I please if you dont like it fight me. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by ChangedMan1999(m): 5:55pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
NgwalandAbia: Bro stop it. This people will insult us, but they only shield we have is to ignore the insults. The more you respond them, the more this eyesore post will be popular. By the way, the person that brought this to the front page is mischievous. 1 Like |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:55pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
SegFault: Their forefathers stood on their behalf for good and for whatsoever reason they did so. So they should go and address the weakness of their father's house and what led them to such actions. Nobody is racially abused but simply what their progenitors agreed upon. 1 Like |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by InvertedHammer: 5:56pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
/ The hypocrisy of Igbo christians. They bind and cast. They cancel generational curse. Yet they want to hold on to dictates of traditional religion they claim is powerless against their Israeli God. Who is deceiving who? / 15 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by sonofElElyon: 5:56pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
but why is it that people who say their children shouldn't marry those whose ancestors were slaves are never opposed to their children marrying black americans ![]() p.s. someone just posted that osu discrimination has nothing to do with slavery.. rather it's about forebears dedicated to gods 4 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Sagefromtheeast: 5:56pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Over there it's racism to call him a nigger, much less a slave... down here it's part of culture. Case closed! |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by MANNABBQGRILLS: 5:57pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
This is BARBARIC. Let us all say no to HATRED! This is why we keep talking about the Abolishment of the evil OSU CASTE SYSTEM For those of us that have forever been wondering, what OSU OUTCAST means, here you have it..... The Osu caste system, which is prevalent in Anambra, Imo and some areas in Ebonyi states, discriminates against families which in the ancient times were dedicated to the local deities because human sacrifice was required to cleanse the land of abominations. The Osu were mostly slaves and other categories of persons considered as “inferior”, as opposed to those who were “freeborn” or “Nwadiala”. As outcasts, they were discriminated against and not accepted by the mainstream of society. In spite of efforts by clerics, political leaders and social crusaders to consign this system to the dustbin of history it is still being stubbornly observed in many communities. In 1956, the Eastern Nigerian House of Assembly had passed a law abolishing it, but it was not implemented. There is no reason for this caste system to remain in these modern times. Slavery was abolished long ago, and no human sacrifice is going on anywhere in Nigeria except as a criminal offence linked to some dark cults. The constitution of Nigeria declares every person free and equal before the law. All Nigerians are constitutionally entitled to fundamental human rights, which include the right to freedom from discrimination and the dignity of the human person. To end the Osu and similar inhuman caste systems wherever they are being practiced in Nigeria requires a combination of cultural reforms, law enforcement and active sensitisation. Serious legal actions need to be taken against any form of discrimination and dehumanisation. We call on traditional authorities and churches in Igboland to prevail on every community still practising the Osu caste system to abolish it. SAY NO TO OSU CASTE SYSTEM and let us all live as brothers and sisters in peace. #EndOsu Thank you! We Rise! 14 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 5:57pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Whiteangel1234: And so I hold. |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by passiveincome01: 5:58pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
oh |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by vivalavida(m): 5:58pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
We the igbos need to have a serious conversation on this topic. This same shit ended my relationship with my fiancee two months ago. She is an osu and my people said no way. We have to admit that the culture of classifying people as Osu is purely barbaric. I even made a thread on it https://www.nairaland.com/5989233/igbos-should-away-osu-caste 5 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Sagefromtheeast: 5:59pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Timi141:Nobody cares what you think of the Igbos. 1 Like |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Yankee101: 5:59pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Why not elope and marry? |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by delishpot: 5:59pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Osagyefo98: Yeah, this is what white supremacists will say to negros too. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 6:00pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Blue3k: I fully agree with you that kanu is a mumu, infact the most useless Igbo man earth. No sane Igbo man today will ever add Akwaibom ijaw, or any of their likes into biafra. It is a recipe for disaster. Biafra today is much alive and for Igbos homogeneous country. So I agree with you biafra of kanu tower of babel is dead but biafra for ndigbo is much alive. Face your Akwaibom.. period. 1 Like |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by HabaHaba: 6:00pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
muykem: Why display such unprecedented level of Myopic insolence?!!!!
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Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Chlerion: 6:00pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
They are outcasts...they are OSUs If anybody marries from them, the person is cursed automatically. A sane person would avoid associating or doing anything with them from the east of Niger. 4 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by ChangedMan1999(m): 6:01pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
vivalavida: The practice is bad, but the worse is bringing it up to the whole African continent, so that our tribe will be insulted. This is something we Anambra, Imo, Ebony, Enugu and Abia people should stop on our own. We shouldn't bring up this matter shamelessly; there are people who are waiting for this to attack us. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by PrettyNengiBBN: 6:01pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
MyTown has Abolished it |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by UDUJ(m): 6:01pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
nosiebaba: That's why I always laugh when some of us complain of racism from whites. When we the black folks hate ourselves with passion. Take nairaland for example. The level of tribal hatred in here is a perfect example of what attains in the country. Igbos and yorubas hate each other, the hausas hate the other tribes, even within same tribes the evil caste system like the Osu caste system is practiced. Terrible country. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 6:02pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
I doubt if that osu thing still exist in my town because I was a kid the last time I heard of it. Even though my family is not osu, nothing will stop me from going after a woman from the so called osu family because I don't give a fvck about it. They are humans like me and If umunna no go follow me go marry an osu girl, there are numerous people out there who no go turn down free jollof rice and palm wine. ![]() 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 6:02pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
delishpot:I am black not white so what on earth do I care about their opinion. What correlation by the way. |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by freakcin: 6:03pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
If I could wake them up I'd beat the living daylights outta those two. Why not get married against their will and draw the attention of the world to this archaic belief? |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by delishpot: 6:03pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Osagyefo98: Wooosh! ............ That flew right over your head 3 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by Nobody: 6:04pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
Osagyefo98: Mumu. Why do you think there are millions of Igbos in the SW and North of Nigeria? Mods, abeg ban this caveman. He broke Nairaland rule 101. "Primitive cave dwellers are only allowed to read and must never post" . 8 Likes |
Re: Ohu, Osu: Nigeria's Slave Descendants Prevented From Marrying Who They Want by TheChameleon: 6:04pm On Sep 14, 2020 |
![]() No wonder they chase Afonja boys ![]() No wonder the guys rant here 4 Likes |
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