TOP 6 WEIRD MYSTERIES IN YORUBA LAND WITH HOT MAGIC TO BAFFLE YOU
Pic: His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi. Ojaja II
I'm aware of Pyramids of Egypt, Stone Henges in Europe &
other wonders
of the
world.
But
some
people
are of the opinion that there are Weird Mysteries in Yoruba land that are yet to be recorded or discovered with strong legends & hot magic to back it up. Some
mysteries
have
hot
magic
you
cannot
disprove
scientifically because they are really hard to explain. We
go
through
seven
of
the
Yoruba land. They are; Anlugbua Grove in Kuta Town
top
weird
mysteries
in
Kuta is a town in Osun State Nigeria that house another Weird
Mysteries
in
Yoruba
land
yet
untold.
Kuta
indigenes are believed to be direct descendant of great Anlugbua. Anlugbua was the patriach and founder of Owu Kingdom and Kuta is one of the cities he established directly
and
his
final
resting
place.
Kuta
is
a
peaceful town and with respect for their custom. One of their
custom
is
that It
is
forbidden
to
sell
fried
groundnuts and pounded yam in Kuta, not even in food canteen. This custom was established about 500 years ago according to the reigning King, Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Adekunle Makama Oyelude Tegbosun 111. There are weird stories behind this custom too but we’ll save that for another day. History recorded that Anlugbua was beheaded by one his kin while fleeing for his life enroute to Kuta because he pose threats to his kin men who feared that he’s gaining
more
popularity
among
the
people
and
would
eventually contest the throne of Ife. But the brave warrior didn’t just go down. His trunk stood up again and put the fallen head back in its place. This is the myth behind the name “Kuta mi ti” literally translated to “death cannot kill me”. Oh, you’ve heard all that before? Wait a while. Do you know legend has it that Anlugbua grove had sometimes, in the past, produced fruits and all other food meant
for festival held in celebration of Anlugbua without any human effort? Yeah. That’s the mystery you probably haven’t heard of. Seun Aibinuola, a native of Kuta said “my father Late Mr. Arowolo Aibinuola told us that his father said his (grove) produces all the needs during his festival. Another legend has it that, Anlugbua has a dog while alive and till today the dog still exist according to some indigenes of Kuta. They said the dog often comes out only once in a year with a purse strapped round its neck while people will put tokens in it to seek fortune for themselves and their loved ones. Oke Ada in Ikire Town, Osun State Nigeria. Ikire
is
one
of
the
popular
towns
in
Osun
State,
Nigeria. A few minute drives around the city will get you to Oke-Ada community where one of the unresolved mysteries in Yoruba land still resides till today. A round earthen grave with a small opening of about 1/2 cm circumference is located almost at almost the center of this community. Legend has it that it is a final resting
place of a
powerful
warlord
endowed
by
ancestors with several magical powers with which he performed feast during his life time. Anyone who dare look into the opening of this round earthen grave get their eye plucked into it magically even till today.
The round earthen grave is now redecorated with cement but it still retains its magic as evidence in the scary look in the face of the indigenes of this ancient town at the mention of attempt to look through. Baba
Sigidi
burst
in
Ile-Ife,
the
ancestral
home of Yorubas Ile-Ife in Osun State, Nigeria is widely regarded as the
ancestral
home
of
Yoruba
race
at
home
and
in
diaspora is still filled with mysteries yet untold. The king
himself,
His
Imperial
Majesty,
Oba
Adeyeye
Ogunwusi Eniitan, Ojaja II, once said Ile-Ife house the lost biblical Ark of Noah and challenge the tourist and researchers to verify. May be that is true, only time will tell. But as of now, the burst of Baba Sigidi is one of the confirmed mysteries in Yoruba land. A breathing burst of the patriarch of a powerful family in Ile-Ife with half-human body and half-stone resides in a building evidently guarded by the priests and the locals. greatest
Legend
has
Sherman and
it
that
warrior
the
man
of about
was 300
one of the bc.
The
mystery here is that, despite several years after which this ancient warlord has turned into burst, its burst still breaths like human. There has been account of several futile attempts to steal this burst but which resulted into dire consequences for the culprits. This
is more like just a mere saying as there hasn’t been any official source to collaborate these stories. Sixteen headed palm tree at Orile-Owu Town Orile Owu is a town in Osun State that you can access via Ikire in less than two hours. Orile Owu is the first settlement of Owu kingdom before its indigenes spread to other part like Ago-Owu in Ogun state and other part of the Yoruba nation. The name Orile-Owu literally means “the origin of Owu”. A few road walk into the farmland not too far from the royal palace and an old cocoa produce store was located a Sixteen headed palm
tree,
another
weird
mysteries
in
Yoruba
land,
which was said to have mysterious power to bless you with
whatever
your
wish
is.
According
to
Adeyeye
Ayobami who claimed he has seen this Sixteen headed palm tree; “one of the indigenes that took us there claimed that if you come to the palm tree alone with white chicken to offer as a sacrifice and request for anything, it will grant your wish”. palm
tree
has
been
there
for
The Sixteen headed more
than
26years
undisturbed. The Mystery of the lost Orb-Osupa Ajio in Ile-Ife, the ancestral home of Yorubas Ile-Ife host a lot of mysteries in Yoruba land that will baffle even the critics of the highest order. One
of the mysteries is the lost Osupa Ajio.
The last
location of Osupa Ajio was in Moore in Ile-Ife and was last seen during the rain of His Imperial Majesty, Late Oba Adesoji Aderemi, the then Ooni of Ife. The mysterious orb shaped object was the only natural moon
in
reported
the to
ancient be
about
ife
as
30ft
at
that
tall
and
time. 40ft
It
was
wide
in
circumference. It was reported by several eye witnesses that it illuminated the then ancient Ile-Ife. Some IleIfe indigenes claimed this must have been an extraterestial object judging from the way it illuminated the whole ancient ife without any form of electricity or mechanical system to power the orb.
The composition
of this mysterious orb-like object was never known and there’s no way to prove whether this is an earthly or extra-terrestrial object as there are no traces of its location left. But there is certainty that this orb has once existed in Ile-Ife as evidenced in the saying “Ife ooye,
ibi
ojumo
ire
ti
nmo
wa’le
aiye”
loosely
translated to “Illuminated Ife, where the good lighting illuminate the world”. Idanre Hills in Ondo State Idanre
is
kilometers
a
serene
southwest
community of
Akure,
located Ondo
State
about
24
capital.
Looking at the ancient town from afar, one could see it
being
enveloped
by
inselbergs
whose
sight
alone
is
enough to spellbind the most skeptic mind. But the town is also known for another one of the mysteries in Yoruba land known as Idanre Hills. These hills are about 3,000 ft. over the sea level and take approximately six hundred and twenty steps for one to climb from the foot of the hill to the hilltop. There are some mysterious handwriting on the rock which no one has been able to explain to explain 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. It was believed that whoever etched the writing on these rocks must be the one feeding and catering to those ancient men whenever they seek refuge under these rocks in those days. Source: Listngist Articles