It has lived in Ebiraland for well over a decade, some claimed to have heard it speak while others consulted it for solutions to their nightmares. Wether any of the reports is true or not is not a concern any longer as the shrine custodian, Late Tijani 'Abo' as was popularly known, his wife and kid have left this world even before the revered shrine.At about 12:30pm on Thursday the 2nd of November 2006, a huge crowd gathered to witnessed the destruction of Abo's shrine around Okunchi area of Adavi, Kogi state. Just few minutes befores its death, the Amir of Jamiat Ahlul sunnah wal Jamma'ah, Ustaz Mustafa Idris addressed the crowd.
He streessed the need for shunning fetish and occultic beliefs and embracing the worship of true and only One God, Allah. He called on Ebiras to desist from the act that had brought nothing to the land except violence and abject poverty.
It is the opinion of many Ebiras that the current spate of violence and youth restiveness in the land which has cost lives and properties stemmed from the aftermaths of careless importation of shrines into Ebiraland by desperate politicians and youths of different 'Masquerade' associations.
Amazing enoungh is the rejection to uproot the shrine from the custodian's home in Okene by some tradtional priests and islamic clerics. While some charged thousands of Naira for the job, others simply rejected for fear of repercursions.
Few seconds to the burnt down, some among the crowds took to their heals to escape an eventual catastrophe. Shouts of 'Allahu Akbar' rented the air as the shrine exploded in a big flame. The members of the muslim groups jubillated as they 'send home another evil from Ebiraland. See images below: Readers comment
Ustaz Mustafa delivering his address
Scattered remnants
EbiraView webmaster gets a close 'feel' of the shrine
The shrine set ablaze
The muslim brothers jubilating
Readers comment
false hood has been debunked. May Allah reward the mujahiduun
ReplyDeleteGod is just too merciful i pray all other shrines will also go down like the one in ikuehi ihima.
ReplyDeleteAvusuahi.
This is a very sad report. It seems like the tradition of the Ebira ancestors, the forces that really made Ebira tick in the past is being systematically destroyed and people are jubilant. It is like rejecting your parents for the parents of another just because you think they are richer. Look my friends, your grass would look greener than the other side if you water and maintain your lawn. Let's stop denigrating our ancestors and traditional religions. Doing so, is a greater slavery than physical slavery.
ReplyDeleteWe should desist from evil and pray for this group ahl sunnah.they have done a tremendous job.may God assist them.We should desist from evil and pray for this group ahl sunnah.they have done a tremendous job.may God assist them.
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