THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCE PART 2

Ọdịnanị :The Sacred Arts and Science of the Igbo People

Ụmụnne m ụtụtụ ọma nụ ooo

Taata bụ Ahịa Nkwo.. Ekpere anyị wee bụrụ ka Nkwo kọtara anyị ihe ọma

Our Lecture Topic today is.. THE CORRUPTION OF IGBO SACRED SCIENCE PART 2

This brought chaos in Igboland and adjacent areas was very violent and chaotic in the 18th century as the result of the Atlantic slave trade.

Some oracles in Igboland such as Ibini Ukpabi unfortunately became commercialized.

Although many agents and priests of the oracle continued to do honest and fair work, others used the opportunity to sell innocent people as slaves.

The Slave trade also introduced the outrageous Osu caste system in Igboland. Initially, Osus were very sacred and respected assistants to high priests.

However, as a result of the slave trade, wars in Igboland increased and many people (including runaway slaves) sought refuge in shrines and become an Osu.

In some cases, criminals also decided to be an Osu rather than becoming enslaved. Suddenly, being an Osu became a taboo.

British colonialism and Christianity tried to destroy what was left of Odinani.

After the 1901-1902 Anglo-Aro War, British troops attempted to destroy the Ibini Ukpabi shrine.

The British even called the Nri people, a group that has always stood for justice and peace, evil. Initially, Christian missionaries referred to Odinani as totally evil and tried to force the population to convert.

Although Igbo people embraced Western education, they heavily resisted colonialism and the British efforts to destroy their tradition.

While the British condemned our culture, they did absolutely nothing to help it.

Many Igbo people (Osus were among the first) did convert to Christianity but there was still respect for the many good aspects of Odinani and Igbo culture overall.

A strong traditionalist population was still among the Igbo before Nigerian “Independence” (1960) and the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970).

After the brutal Civil War, more missionaries came to a war torn Igboland in the 1970s and began the evangelical movement.

This movement has been very devastating to Odinani and Igbo culture in general.

Some foolish and overzealous Christian youth have looted and destroyed shrines and priceless artifacts.

And what have they gained? Absolutely nothing! Instead of creating jobs, developing Igboland, and becoming self sufficient some misguided youths have decided to take the place of the European missionaries and destroy their own Igbo culture.

Igboland in modern times is lawless and very violent.

We have been losing wars for our freedom and now have lost our minds because we are fighting a war against ourselves.

The land is very underdeveloped and polluted.

Many Igbo people at home and abroad have completely turned their back on our ancestors and put a much higher value on Western culture.

Many Igbo children have close to no knowledge of their own people.

IGBO PEOPLE THIS IS A EMERGENCY. PLEASE LISTEN! Unless we get back to who we are and revive/improve on the productive aspects of our sacred science system or “spirituality”,stop putting useless foreign institutions over our own WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN DEEP TROUBLE!

Aham bụ Nwanyanwu Amadioha ụdọ dịrị ndị chọrọ ụdọ

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