WAHALUR PROMAX AS SAHEED SHITTU IS ACCUSED OF RECITING INCANTATION
An Alfa has accused Saheed Shittu of chanting Ifá verse to escape litigation and seek forgiveness from people he might have erred.
Wàhálà no dey finish as Saheed Shittu, one of the vocal puritanical Islamic preacher, calling for purity in the practice of Islamic religion in Yorùbá land online is been accused of contradicting what he preaches.
The Alfa claimed that in a video made by Saheed Shittu he was seen singing:
“Bí n ó tiẹ̀ kú o, mà jeku, mà jẹja kí n tóó má a lọ”
He said people might think the controversial preacher was just rendering poetics but that the verse is actually from Ifá Corpus and that it is a powerful spiritual verse used by African spiritual practitioners to help absolve any man accused of any serious crime he is guilty of.
“Afòràn” as the Alfa calls it is so powerful it can save a whole community of any crime they all commited. And the line was first recited by Ọ̀rúnmìlà Bara Àgbọnmìrègún when he was faced with a serious case threatening his existence.
After hearing this, our team of researchers at Mayegun embarked on research to ascertain what the Alfa said and to our utter amazement, it is true that the “song” is a verse in Ifá corpus.
The Story
As told by a reputable babaláwo consulted, the ifá verse is a commemorative verse (àyájọ́) speaking of the day Ikú decided that Ọ̀rúnmìlà has to die on that day by force. Ikú went to Olódùmarè and tendered all the “atrocities” Òrúnmìlà had committed and Olódùmarè granted ikú the permission to kill Ọ̀rúnmìlà on the condition that Ọ̀rúnmìlà is through with whatever message Olódùmarè has sent him.
Upon getting to the house of Ọ̀rúnmìlà, and Ikú tendered warrant of arrest through death to him, Ọ̀rúnmìlà who has just finished all what Olodumare sent him to do on earth was devastated by the news of his impending death. However, being a man of unparalleled wisdom, Ọ̀rúnmìlà told ikú to wait for him as he would like to consult his ifa priests. Like lawyers scanning for technical glitches in the warrant of arrest brought by Ikú, the inner consultants of Ọ̀rúnmìlà spotted the technical glitch they could explore to Ọ̀rúnmìlà ‘s advantage. That is the clause “provided he has finished all what I sent him to do on earth.” So, arrangement was made for Ọ̀rúnmìlà to explore the glitch to frustrate Ikú.
Ọ̀rúnmìlà told ikú that since it is part of what Olodumare sent him to do on earth, he would like to eat eku, ẹja, ẹran, etc before death takes him away. Ọ̀rúnmìlà made sure he mentioned all the animal on earth that he would like to have a taste of their sweet flavor as part of what God almighty sent him to achieve. And after the eating, he would like to have sex and have kids and do this, that….. Ikú had no option than to wait. So the song goes:
“Bí n ó tiẹ̀ kú o, mà jeku, mà jẹja, kí n tóó má a lọ; bí n ó tiẹ̀ kú o, mà jẹ ṣu, mà tage, kí n tóó má a lọ. Àyẹyẹ.
Ikú could bear the frustration of seeing Ọ̀rúnmìlà eating morsels of pounded yam and goat meat, however when Ọ̀rúnmìlà called his wife to the other room to wallop her with his third leg in the presence of ikú that has been following him everywhere, Ikú could not bear the humiliation plus frustration. Ọ̀rúnmìlà is almost turning the great ẹbọra dúdú họhọ into a cockhold – Insult upon injury!
That was how Ikú decided to leave Ọ̀rúnmìlà and come back another day. But he always met Ọ̀rúnmìlà doing one thing or the other that he claimed to be part of what Olódùmarè sent him. By the time Ikú finally came, Ọ̀rúnmìlà was aged and ready for the ferryman to take him to see his Lord. End of the story.
Moral of the story
According to our babaláwo, there is element of Ọ̀rúnmìlà in every human being that lived to old age. This is because many times during his life time, he must have done something that takes him closer to death, yet all he could say to death is “NOT TODAY”
So, Saheed Shittu reciting Ọ̀rúnmìlà ‘s death postponement incantation invokes the power of the day as sanctioned by Olódùmarè, that any child of Ọ̀rúnmìlà who recites the powerful poetry, shall be forgiven all his deeds, even if it calls for his head.
Our babaláwo said, it is not that they did not notice it when Saheed Shittu recited the powerful poem-like incantation, it is not in the character of a good babaláwo to expose such secret. However, he could say it now as one of the Alfas has let out the cat from the bag. He said he wouldn’t know if Saheed Shittu actually consulted Ifa or he was just reciting the poem just for fun.
He said however, just as people tends to revert back to their native language when issues get serious, same way Africans tend to revert back to their African spirituality when an issue overwhelms them.
Facts of the Matter:
1. It is true that Saheed Shittu recited the Ifá poetry
2. It is true that the poetry is an incantation believe to have potency to cancel or postpone court case or punishment.
3. It is unknown whether the incantation works, but given the number of Alfas that have come out to beg on behalf of Saheed Shittu, it seems the ẹ̀yọ́nú is real.
4. Only the outcome of the case in court can determine if the incantation is potent or not.
The question we now ask is, has Saheed Shittu erred in reciting the poem? Couldn’t the alfa Sunna have been playing normally as characteristic of him? You be the judge.
Here is the link to the Alfas accusation on Saheed Shittu:
https://fb.watch/r2c16hqOU7/?mibextid=w8EBqM
