Story By Akoryan Senenge
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Akoryan Senenge

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African believe and wealth
Updated at Apr 28, 2025, 06:30
there was a man who lives in the kingdom of mbakwen his name was terfa he lives happily with his family, one day as an African man terfa was enjoy his cool breeze under his mango tree then his uncle iorfa visited him they both exchanges greetings, good afternoon uncle and he responded happily, Yaa good afternoon my good nephew how are you I am fine uncle, and you, I am fine too, now the uncle went strait to the point to brief him of the visit to his house you see my son since your father my brother died and we buried him I did not how time to have a meeting with you, but thank God for this good opportunity, I thank you so much for the role you play during your father's burial it was indeed very good. thank you uncle it was my duty uncle iorfa now continue my son as you can see your father my brother is no more and as an African man you have to continue from where he stop, you have to take everything from where your late father stop to the next level, how uncle? you see my son as grown up as you are you supposed to know much about our tradition your late father was a traditional man who have So much favour from the gods, your late father was favour so much by the gods he was chosen by the gods in our family you know the kind of money he had in fact the whole wealth was from the gods because he was been chosen he was so much blessed by our gods. didn't you see how he developed this community as custom and traditions demands any one that is chosen by the gods will have to be giving sacrifice every year to appeals the gods so as to be receiving more blessings and protection from the gods,that side your father was always finding it difficult, but well despite not willing to give sacrifice always the gods continue to be with him for years. ok uncle can I ask a question, yes my nephew you can ask, uncle what sacrifice are we talking about here what exactly do they use for the sacrifice, chicken of course we use chicken for the sacrifice, ok uncle but that simple, terfa did not know that the chicken they mentioned here was human being he thinks the chicken they mentioned was the very one we reared at home not know that it was human being his uncle iorfa was referring to as chicken, terfa was super excited to hear this but uncle was it only chicken that my father was finding it hard to give sacrifice? yes my nephew, uncle I will be giving sacrifice more than five times a year.very good my son I am so happy to hear that from you I just want the blessings to remains in our family I don't want the gods to take it to another family, you know that it's only people that are blessed by the gods that have money if you are not blessed by the gods no matter how hard you work you will not get any thing and one more thing my son our father your grandfather keep some powerful charms for your late father at our maternal home he gives the charms to one of our uncles to keep it for us that was when me and your late father were kids the charms were to be kept there for safety pending when we grow up then our uncle will give it back to your father who was the first born but when your father and I grew up I started discussing it with him to go and get back the charms but he continued giving me deaf ears until his death and according to our tradition he was the only one who can bring back those powerful charms in his absence is only his first son who should do that and also those charms can only be useful only when in the hands of the rightful owner. thank you so much uncle thank you for these wonderful information I will do exactly as you said uncle, I will go and bring back those charms immediately I know they will also add me more blessings.ok my nephew that also good to hear that thank you so much for putting it in to consideration for everything I told you it is for the super good of our family we can call it a day for today.thank you uncle, two months later terfa went to his late father maternal home to go and collect those charms his uncle inform him of two months back he asked to bring four chicken one must be his own chicken while the remaining three he can get it from somewhere else terfa still did not know they are talking about human sacrifice here,he now ask weather he could get three Agric fowl from the market one of his own fowl at home quick, this was when they start laughing at him. his uncle who accompanied him to the place now explain it to him my son we are talking about human sacrifice here not the one you are thinking about, now terfa was so shock to hear this but he went ahead and mentioned his son name and three other people for the sacrifice after he brought those charms back home he was told to build a house for the charms with seven more chicken this was more confusing but terfa still went ahead and use two of his children and other five people, this time his wifes have to look for ways on the sudden death of their children only to find out that their husband was behind it that was were big problem started
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