Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
This graphic video circulating online shows how a certain tribe in a country in Africa performs circumcision on boys to mark their passage from boyhood to manhood. In the disturbing video, the priest who performs the procedure can be seen hacking at the foreskin of the penis with an object until it comes off, while the boys scream in pain.
With the way it's done, it's very easy for the boy's penis to be mistakenly removed together with the foreskin. This is, however, rare in the tribe, especially because there is a law that states that any priest who mistakenly cuts off a child's penis is immediately put to death, no exceptions.
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