5 WEIRD MYSTERIES IN NIGERIA YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
Pic: His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi. Ojaja II
Weird mysteries in Nigeria are probably as unbelievable as other mysteries all around the world. Some mysteries have
hot
magic
you
cannot
disprove
scientifically
because they are really hard to explain. Such are the mysteries in Yoruba land explain in one here. Yet we have other weird mysteries in Nigeria that you probably might have missed. They are; Shrine of Oranmiyan in Ife Ife in Osun state is known for a many of the Weird mysteries
in
Nigeria
because
it
is
believed
by
the
Yoruba people and that the origin of human civilization could be traced to this ancient city. No one till today knows how a staff, an obelisk of considerable height, said
to
belong
to
Oranmiyan
was
drilled
into
the
ground. The popular story is that Oranmiyan, a powerful man did not want to die and instead, he entered the ground but his staff remained above. Idanre hills This is about 3,000 ft. over the sea level. There are some mysterious handwriting on the rock which no one has been able to decipher event till date. It was also believed that the ancient men hid in the hills when their
enemies
came
and
the
enemies
could
never
see
them. Who provided the feedings while these soldiers are during the siege is a subject of Weird mysteries in Nigeria that we'll share another time. The Tales of Sango Weird mysteries in Nigeria may not be completed without mentioning Alaafin
a
warrior
Sango. Sango
cum is
royalty
believed
turned to
be
to the
deity. god
of
thunder. One of the myths about, legend is that while Sango was on earth, he had the ability to spill out fire from his mouth. He, according to the legend got this power from his mother's kin in the land of Nupe. Sango
was
the
third
Alaafin
of
Oyo
and
during
his
reign, Old Oyo empire flourished and their was peace in the land as Alaafin Sango was a man to be feared. No other person has been seen or recorded to have this great ability of Sango. In one of the version of Sango legends, Sango’s downfall was said to be caused by one of his Generals and a bosom friend of his whom he setup against Timi Agbale, another Sango’s bosom friend. Okun and Osa These are rivers which are separated by a rock and happened to be one of the Weird mysteries in Nigeria. Even despite the the rocks separating these to water, they
seldom
happens,
it
spilled was
into
reported
each that
other Okun
and
when
often
that
counter
spilled believing it was sending back the water that was spilt by Osa. A version of the story says both rivers were women married to a man who was the rock. Both women eventually turned to deity being worshiped in Nigeria being worshiped in Yoruba land and since each has their life styles while they were humans, it was believed they are still maintain same even in their transformed nature as rivers hence Okun that is neat and Osa that is dirty. The mystery there is that both water never mixed up well when put together in a container. An account was reported of a lady who wanted to confirm this strange
occurrence and put the water from the two rivers in the same cup but the cup broken into pieces. The location? It is in Lagos, the southwest of Nigeria. How Oduduwa came to the world Yorubas believed that the world was started by Oduduwa. He was a messenger of God who came to the earth via a chain. Perharps why Oduduwa feast becomes one of the weird mysteries in Nigeria is the myth surrounding his chain which remains till today in his groove at Ile Ife,
Osun
State,
Nigeria.In
his
hand
was
a
shell
contain Sand, he had a cock he was carrying too which helped
spread
the
sand
all
over
the
earth
because
everywhere was filled with water. These are mysteries, right? But not to be discarded, some people still hold them strongly as their beliefs and gets results with them. After all, these things are real and cannot be explained scientifically. Source: Listngist Articles