Gani Adams, Yorubaland’s Aare Onakakanfo, has criticized the usage of human parts in money ceremonies, calling it unusual to Yoruba culture and traditions.
He declared on Monday during the 2022 Wealth Festival (Odun Aje) held at the Powerline Praying Ground in Orile Agege, Lagos State, that he had been monitoring numerous instances of ritual abuse and money-making across the South-West in recent years.
Adams stressed the importance of speaking out against the heinous act.
“However, our society’s essential ideals have been forgotten.” What we see today is a complete deviation from the Yoruba race’s basic practice and mindset.
It is time for me, as the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, to speak out against the horrible tales that have transformed Yorubaland into an abattoir, with human parts littering the entire community.
“This can’t go on like this.” We are at the heart of it all, and we must speak out against this obnoxious trend. “All our Yoruba royal fathers should speak up,” he urged.
“We will need to educate the youths of these days about the essential values of hard work and reward,” Adams stated of educating Nigerian youths on how to avoid this terrible tendency. We’ll have to teach them that killing someone for ritual purposes is inhumane.”
We’ll have to teach them about the value of hard work and the need of keeping their and their parents’ names. We’ll have to teach them about the importance of our culture and traditions. We’ll have to teach children how to treat the elderly with respect. We must instill in them a sense of morality and the need of abstaining from actions that may render them obsolete in the future.
“The battle to establish morals in the brains of youths has been lost by society. And, as I previously stated, social media has largely contributed to the eradication of any ideals and teachings that could improve societal values and behaviors.
Law enforcement authorities must also fulfill their legal obligations by enforcing the laws. We must not shirk our tasks and obligations in order to combat this societal threat.
Wealth, for example, is one of the most powerful deities in the spiritual universe. Everything, good or bad, is under its power. One of the motivations for the Wealth Festival is to commemorate this (Odun Aje).
“As we celebrate the festival today, we are also advancing the cause of cultural identity promotion.” We’re aligning with the wealth spirit while also praying for plentiful blessings and money from the spiritual realm,” Adams continued.
“In a society that seeks growth, we must retrace our steps and attempt to repair societal faults.”
“Yorubas are a fortunate people. As a race, we have everything working in our favor. But we shall live to rue the terrible reality of our broken civilization until we solve the challenges collectively,” he said.
