No doubt, the get-rich-quick syndrome amongst youths, via the brand new pattern of cash rituals in Nigeria, has develop into a significant concern within the society in the present day.
DAILY POST remark reveals that the brand new pattern is rampant among the many male gender, particularly younger boys aged 15 and above.
Just lately three youngsters confessed to the killing and burning of a younger woman's head for cash ritual.
The woman recognized as Rofiat was strangled by her boyfriend with the help of three mates at Oke Aregba space of Abeokuta in Ogun State final weekend.
Not way back, a mom additionally confessed to the killing of her little one for a cash ritual.
DAILY POST interacted with some Nigerians who first blamed the dwindling worth system within the nation for the growing charge of blood rituals.
Some others additionally consider that the shortage of job alternatives for the teaming youths, the show of wealth and lavish life-style on social media by celebrities, have chased the younger ones into these heinous actions.
Some Nigerians additionally blamed dad and mom for failing of their obligations to carry up their youngsters and wards uprightly. In response to them, some dad and mom obtain cash from youngsters who haven't any supply of revenue and fail to query them.
Church buildings, mosques, and spiritual leaders additionally share the blame for receiving monies, tithes, and donations from people they have no idea their supply of wealth, thereby encouraging such acts.
Nevertheless, many blamed the 'corrupt' authorities for failing to offer good management and governance. This is the reason youths resort to web fraud 'Yahoo' and ritual killings to get wealthy shortly.
"If the parents had done their jobs correctly, those children would not have thought of such regardless of the hardship in this country. Do you know some parents support their children's illegal means of making money?"DAILY POST additionally spoke with some Nigerians on the streets of Abuja.
A dealer, who merely recognized herself as Mama Boma, puzzled why the federal government shouldn't be fishing out 'herbalists' directing the youths to carry physique elements to generate income.
"Why is it that when people doing rituals are arrested, there is no follow up to also arrest the 'herbalists' or 'babalawo' who prepared the potions and charms for them or do they take portions to forget who the 'herbalists' are once they're caught?" "My only advice to Nigerian youths is to be prayerful and be careful of the kind of friends they keep. Treat everyone like a suspect and don't feel bad about it. If the government will not do something about this, every Nigerian should promote humble earning."Additionally talking with our reporter, an Abuja-based lawyer, Barr Abiola Kolawole identified that the pattern of formality killing in Nigeria was on account of negligence from the household, the society and the federal government.
"To make matters worse, some of these ritualists work hand-in-hand with some persons in the government, helping them launder money which makes it impossible for some of the fraudsters to be prosecuted," he lamented.
In the meantime, the Conventional Faith Worshippers Affiliation has kicked in opposition to using human lives for riches.
Calling on the Federal Authorities to clamp down on the folks that declare to have the ability to counterpoint others to develop into rich via using human elements for rituals, the group defined that no Yoruba deity was recorded to have used human beings or elements of their our bodies for wealth.
In an announcement through its Oyo State chapter, the physique harassed that the progenitors of Ifa oracle by no means claimed to have used human elements to hunt prosperity.
The physique additional defined that Ifa adherents would fairly name on 'Eledumare' to bless whoever that sought wealth via them and at any time when appeasements have been to be executed, easy gadgets like sugarcane, salt, banana amongst others have been used.
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