Ritual Killings
Why Poverty and Ritual Killings Are On The Rise in Nigeria – Reno Omokri
Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Something terrible has happened and is still happening to our national psyche as a people. Under the misrule of General Buhari, Nigeria has now become a place of desperation. Our population is expanding. 16,000 babies are born every day in Nigeria. Annually, 6 million people are added to our numbers. Our population growth rate is 3%. Yet, under Buhari, our economy is barely growing and has in some cases during the time in review, actually shrunk in size (a recession). In 2020, our GDP growth rate was -1.8% (negative 1.8%, meaning that it shrank). The African Development Bank projects that our GDP grew by just 1.5% last year (that is half the rate at which our population grew). And with these sad realities, we have an administration that is increasing...
Osun monarch declares war on ritualists
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has declared war against ritual killings in his domain, saying he would confiscate the ritualists’ den that was recently discovered in Iwo. Oba Akanbi, who condemned ritual killings, said no man of conscience would kill fellow human beings for monetary gain. In a statement made available to journalists through his press secretary, Alli Ibraheem, the monarch expressed shock that some elements in his domain engaged in ritual killings despite the regular campaigns against the ills. It described the perpetrators as “bastards” and urged security agencies to conduct full investigation into the development. The statement partly read, “As an ardent campaigner against ritual killings, I condemn in totality the recently discovered ritual den in Iyemoja, Iwo...
