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Update on Abobaku who was allegedly buried alive with Oba Okunade Sijuwade

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I got this from a facebook post by one Ibeh Gift Amarachi on page of radio biafra London. I am posting it verbatim below: "A lawless and hypocritical country called Nigeria: Nigeria is the only country where evil is legalized. Welcome to Nigeria where, evil is celebrated and generally accepted. After following up the detailed reports surrounding the death and burial of the Ooni of ife "Oba Okunade Sijuwade",it got totally obvious that Nigeria is more of a barbaric and backward country than anyone can imagine. It is extremely unfortunate to know that, oba sijuwade who was buried on the 14th of august, 2015 alongside with human heads (five human heads and a life man tagged 'Abobaku'), had a church service conducted for him. My questions are; how come the Yoruba pastors conducting crusades in Biafra land are not speaking against this barbaric act? Where are the Nigeria lawmakers with fat allowances and the so called human right activist in Nigeria? Where is...

KILLING THE ABOBAKU IN THE NAME OF TRADITION

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PICTURE OF ABOBAKU THAT WILL BE BURIED ALIVE WITH OONI OF IFE "According to Yoruba tradition, a king does not die alone. His burial rites include being buried with other people. This is when an Abobaku comes into the pictur e. An Abobaku lives his life for the king and he is buried alongside the king. In the authentic tradition, just as there is a lineage that become king, there is also always a family dedicated to the ancient belief of dying with the king. An Abobaku also enjoys great benefits while he is still alive,the man pictured above is the Abobaku, he alone will be buried alive tomorrow friday 14th August 2015 to accompany the late Ooni of Ife as he journeys to meet with his ancestors in the land of the unknown."  Today the Ooni was buried and my question is this, " Did Nigerian state watch helplessly while the innocent man was buried alive in the name of tradition? What type of Nigerian state are we running if indeed he is buried with the Ooni. I a...