THE FACTS YOU HAVEN'T HEARED ABOUT THE YORUBA'S ABOBAKU

IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW.
The issue of abobaku is a thing of the past. There is a supportive story to bring this to nullity. It goes

thus: Some 400 years ago, there used to be an ABOBAKU, whose duty it was to die with his master - the
King. When a king dies, the abobaku was to be buried alive with the king. The belief was that if the
Abobaku was not buried with the king, the community would record serious calamity. While this lasted, the
Colonial Masters came. In the days of Colonialism, the white men came for the purpose of commercializati
on but hid under religion. As it was difficult to understand the white man's language, an interpreter needed
to be engaged. At that time, the best interpreter in the community was the Abobaku. So, he remained the
only one going round the community interpreting for the white men. Within few months, the white men
found him indispensable in their onerous assignment. Then came the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The Oba
passed on. He was to be buried within 7 days. Consequently, the Abobaku must be prepared to bid the
world farewell. Being an indispensable instrument in the hands of the Oyinbos, his masters devised a
method to safe him. The second day after the demise of the Oba, Policemen came calling at his house,
accusing him of stealing a goat. The same day of his arrest, the Abobaku was jailed for life. The tradition
was for the king to be buried within seven days. On the 6th day, when it dawned on the palace chiefs that
the Abobaku would not be available for the 7th day assignment, as he was sentenced to life
imprisonment, it was decided that a life cow should be used as NO OTHER HUMAN BEING COULD
REPLACE HIM as a tradition. And so, the Oba was buried without the Abobaku. Surprisingly, nothing
calamitous happened. This was what marked the end of the obnoxious tradition in Yorubaland. This
formed the basis for the adage: ENI OYINBO BA FERAN LOYINBO N TI MOLE. The white men did not want
the Abobaku to die, so, they framed him up with stealing charges and jailed him only to release him a day
after the burial of the Oba. My people, let the world know that there is nothing like ABOBAKU again in
Yorubaland. Good day.

Source :A post from a Father, Mr  AllenJay