Kaypols:
Tor.why are igbos always behaving like everyone is out to get them? you people should be justifying Osu ,till one of you become a victim of this caste system.then you will understand what people categorise as Osu are facing.
someone is even using Hausa bakwai and banza to justify this madness as if they're better than the hausas ,when it comes to accommodating non-northerns not to talk of those who are their own brother



people that has not fix their region,what to fix Nigeria
i laugh in french�����

We see how well Nigeria is fixed with terrorism, banditry and poverty.

Blue3k:


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54088880

Why can't the Osu's go to the same supreme Court that set aside Igbo inheritance system to help them enforcing free born family's to release their daughters or son's for Osu's Inlaw.

The custom and religious worship ways of pey is what makes them whom they are.

Igbo's has been and continue pratice Igbo religion and customs till next generation.

goodnessme1:
But when did yorubas start caring about Igbos?

What concern Yorubas in this matter?

Osagyefo98:
If you are an OSU, you remain an OSU and generation unborn can't save you from that.

Forming an association of osus is nothing but inferiority complex.

Traditions remains tradition and can not change because few people feels that one or two things doesn't go their way.

The whole article is nothing but trash and nonsense. The wisdom of our forefathers surpasses that of all these generations.


The gods are wise and their ways unknown to men and for them to stipulate such rules, so shall it.


If you don't like Igbo tradition relocate to yorubaland and change your name to Olaotu or relocate to hausaland and change your name to Kawaii but if you insist on staying in Igboland them you must respect and abide by her traditions...


The tradition makes ndigbo special.

Normal Osu rant and noise...

IT IS WELL.

Bkayyy:

True talk.
Our ancestors knew the stigma associated with slavery, that is why they rather die than allow themselves to be white slaves. E.g the Igbo landing in Virginia where they all commited suicide.
An Igbo man will rather die than allow himself to be enslaved because they believe that once you are enslaved, your soul and generation become enslaved. The same spirit is what you see in IPOB members, they see Nigeria as a slave camp so they rather die than be part of it

Ur deluded and brainwashed brain I clearly affecting Ur sense of reasoning. All idiotic pigs are slaves to their god king cownu

Bkayyy:

Everybody likes to quench the smoke in another person's house while their village is on fire.
It's like the new thread in Nigeria is attacking Igbo customs and traditions while a young man is about to be hanged for ordinary religion and women can't be allowed to dress the way they like in North by Hisbah all because of religion.
Whereas in South West, the supposed female yoruba monarch that to them symbolizes their equality in gender is not allowed to be with a man talkless of marrying and giving birth.
Everybody in Nigeria is now a Nelson Mandela on Igbo Culture

Mention female Monarch in Igboland that is with a man.


Oga everything is wrong with your race.

That a female Monarch can't be with a man, how does that stop the stigmatisation among your race.

Did anyone stop her from being with a man. We are not backward like you people.

Before, you claimed a female can't be king in Yoruba land, we proofed you wrong and asked you to bring any from your race. You disappeared

Now, you changed tone to she can't be with a man. But if I show you the husband of the female Monarch in my town now, you will perform ojukwu again.

In your race

Female can't inherit her father's properties

You segregated yourself and you are not ashamed of yourself and your race.


Shame on you and you r race.

muykem:
Majority of Igbo especially those ones here in nairaland are actually OSU.

this comment alone shows that nairaland need to have a fool section for people like this

Bkayyy:
When are going to talk about the dehumanization of women in the North ( women are properties in the North)?
When are we going to talk about the forced hijab and barqa dressing on women in the North?
When are we going to talk about allowing women to inherit land and including them in communal laws in the North?
When are we going to talk about the harassment of women wearing normal clothes by hisbah in the North?
When are we going to talk about segregating women in tiny room in the mosque?
When are we going to also talk about the segregation of Hausa bakwai and Hausa Banza (which is like the osu caste)?
When are we going to talk about not allowing an hausa man to be emir in his own land in Northern Nigeria?
When are we going to talk about forcefully prosecuting a Northerner in Sharia courts?
When are we going to talk about not allowing female yoruba monarchs to marry and give birth like queen Elizabeth?
When are we going to talk about the use of bobaku by yoruba Obas?
When are we going to talk about the use of human parts as traditional items in the West?
When are we going to talk about not allowing women own ancestral lands in the West ( not acquired lands)?
When are we going to talk about denying women their right to be emirs in the North?
When are we going to talk about denying women their rights to be Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of oyo?
When are we going to talk about not allowing women to be the Oba of Bini?
This is just to list a few.
But here we are, where everybody thinks the Igbo culture should be changed to accommodate western views while theirs should not be touched.
I only support changing customs that abuse human rights. But trying to demonize a tribe based on some side of their culture which seems weird to you is what I am against.
All African and the world's customs have bad sides, we should all work to mend those sides.

You mean Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani your fellow Igbo is trying to "demonize" your Igbo culture? Then why not take it up with her? Why are you crying this much?
Remember, we've not even talked about your people's cannibalism (Ngwa, Abriba people), selling your babies, baby factories, kidnapping, women not inheriting properties, Ogwu ego?
Just small talk about your primitive, uncivilized Osu tradition you're bleating like a flogged goat. slowpoke!

Blue3k:


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54088880

These mofos are fond of castigating Christianity as the religion of those who brought slavery to Africa and therefore should not be accepted by Africans. I ask who owned the osu as slaves - whites?
Who still label them as osu - whites?

ZZ22:
Which of the south west do people live freely? the skull mining and ritual capital of the world?

Lol. Go and ask the millions of Igbos living in the SW and have vowed never to return to live in ala Igbo. Ever.

Fleshly:



Despite everything we Ndigbo still have the best culture in Africa!

OSU caste system though despicable is a practice borne out of religious beliefs, and it's unlike what you've with the Abokis who believe that the entire society will always be segmented into the high/rich class and the rest paupers. The same goes with the ofe mmannu. We Ndigbo detest strongly the worship of another man and praise singing by men. We believe thoroughly in Republican system of society.

To be honest, in all my life I've never seen a people with such an organized system of society like Ndigbo.

How about in yoruba land where they Bury the living king slaves with the dead king. Which is more barbaric. They run their mouth on osu caste as if their is better...

Whiteangel1234:
Stop the attack on Igbo Culture and Tradition it make us who we are the most special and Unique Black Race in the world

Hahaha, person wey get body, na him dey praise himself. Unique in slavery.

goodnessme1:
All you listed up there are good culture to them.

All they care is igbo matter.



Do you know Yorubas buries their kings with human heads.

IPOB scoundrel, can you show me the Yoruba Kings buried with human heads in this day and age?

You can't end osu caste system with mere defamation of Igbo culture. Let's get to the root, firstly. By the way osu is not same as oru!

Blue3k:


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54088880

Someone said one time that the Archbishop asked young people during their Confirmation to denounce discrimination against Osu.
I don't know if that can have effect in the future generation.

Osagyefo98:


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.

This is why Africa will remain backward. Tufia.

The real Osus are those igbos that can't or are ashamed to speak the Igbo language

oluwaahmed:


How about in yoruba land where they Bury the living king slaves with the dead king. Which is more barbaric. They run their mouth on osu caste as if their is better...

Mumu, emotions have set in. Show us anywhere where a king is being buried alive with another king.


I understand the thread pain you cos it only said a known fact about you people.

Eating of humans is also part and parcel of you people.


Omase o

Whiteangel1234:
Stop the attack on Igbo Culture and Tradition it make us who we are the most special and Unique Black Race in the world

Rubbish, keep on holding yourself as special like some pseudo Aryan race trash.

My childhood friend marriage is on hold now at Aba because his parents discovered the girl is an osu. He wanted to get married last 2 months. He is still fight to make them see reasons with him.

then they can't handle Biafra,if they can do that to their own.

AlabiJ:
Seriously, ibo people need to stop this nonsense and archaic practise immediately. If they can be treating their own fellow ibos like this, then what hope is there for a complete non-ibo stranger in their midst?

Those ibos being discriminated against had better leave such backward society and go elsewhere, else they will hardly progress. Could this senseless discrimination be the reason why their society is still the most homogeneous and seen as the most hostile towards strangers in Southern Nigeria? One hardly hears of strangers progressing in iboland the way ibos are allowed to in other societies.

All you Ibo people still practicing this nonsense should stop it. It's not fair!!! Tufiakwa.

Actually the truth is that pple of the Osu origin from the Igboland are more progressive than free borns. God has a way of giving justice to pple.

Ojukwubucket:
The real Osus are those igbos that can't or are ashamed to speak the Igbo language

Trash, no one is an osu because of anything. Imagine if they call you a monkey because you are not white will you like it.

candidtalk:


Lol. Go and ask the millions of Igbos living in the SW and have vowed never to return to live in ala Igbo. Ever.

My question is based on skull mining and ritual. Why did you skip it

SegFault:

Rubbish, keep on holding yourself as special like some pseudo Aryan race trash.

leave that man, we are not giving them biafra.

Dikebuka:
OSU system have been there for a while, but with the current era those stuffs will fade out. Its something that non-igbo people would never understand.

OSU is the direct opposite of Freedom which every igboman believe in. OSU people are people that surrendered their freedom to diety which igbo did not find funny then.

Ume people are people that committed high crimes which goes strong igbo law i.e. Abomination.

Like murder, incest, bearing false witness.

I believe Christianity, modernisation and strong will of igbo people will send those stuffs to oblivion

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani who wrote the article is not "non-Igbo." Take it up with her if you don't like the fact that she as your fellow Igbo is exposing your utterly backwards, primitive, uncivilized Osu tradition to the world.

Igbos no longer practice this

Volkswagen90:
leave that man, we are not giving them biafra.

I'm an igbo guy but this identity politics and superiority thing is fcking annoying, the thing disgusts me.

Osagyefo98:
If you are an OSU, you remain an OSU and generation unborn can't save you from that.

Forming an association of osus is nothing but inferiority complex.

Traditions remains tradition and can not change because few people feels that one or two things doesn't go their way.

The whole article is nothing but trash and nonsense. The wisdom of our forefathers surpasses that of all these generations.


The gods are wise and their ways unknown to men and for them to stipulate such rules, so shall it.


If you don't like Igbo tradition relocate to yorubaland and change your name to Olaotu or relocate to hausaland and change your name to Kawaii but if you insist on staying in Igboland them you must respect and abide by her traditions...


The tradition makes ndigbo special.

you are quite insensitive, how can any sane human justify such level of hate and discrimination, so I guess you still believe humans sacrifice to the gods should continue?

Whiteangel1234:
Stop the attack on Igbo Culture and Tradition it make us who we are the most special and Unique Black Race in the world

What is unique about this barbaric tradition?

Igbos and their archaic/stupid traditions sha... Smh