It took me a lot of guts to bring up this matter here because I already know the reactions by majority of Nairalanders. I know I will be lampooned, lambasted, dragged, trolled and insulted. But no problems.
In 2018, I traveled to the village and collected some charms. These are charms for fortification and protection against Bullets, Bottles, knives, and other harmful objects. At the time, I had nobody to speak sense into me. Also I felt I acted on Impulse. When I was given, I was tested. A cutlass was used to cut me but it didn’t penetrate. A Dane gun was used to shoot at me but it didn’t penetrate. That was the first time I ever experienced this, I thought all these never existed for real.
The thing is more like a community thing, we did it openly. I didn’t go to a native doctor elsewhere. It was done right in my community, almost all the youths in that community and clan were fortified so as to help them in time of wars and fights against the Fulani herdsmen who come to attack once in a while. Outsiders are not welcomed.
You have the one u can tie around your waist, your arm, neck, rings for slap and others. There’s a particular one that tells u of a impending and imminent danger. I was also given some conditions on how to handle the materials. I witnessed one that disappeared from my room immediately I took it home, I went back to the Native men only to find it there. I was told I allowed a woman on her menstrual flow to enter my room reason it disappeared.
I don’t fight, I don’t look for troubles and I’m not expecting any trouble, fight or war. I’m not a villager. Also, civilization has made me decide that I want to return them, I don’t have any use for them anymore. I was told never to burn or allow any pastor to burn them or dispose them if and when I feel no need for them again. That I should rather return them back so that the necessary things would be done on me. My place is very far, I stay in the North. I need to travel home. I want to serve my God now. Even if I don’t serve God, I don’t see the need for all these. What if I want to get married and my woman sees these charms? I know Politicians do same, but I am not a politician. I need Help
