Why People Die After Selling Pounded Yam, Groundnut In A Town In Osun

In many Nigerian homes, pounded yam with any soup remains a delicacy that is cherished.

In many Yoruba communities of the South West, from Ekiti to Ilesa, Ondo, Owo, and other ancient towns, pounded yam is eaten during festivals, celebrations and it is also seen as some status symbol, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

At social functions, like wedding, birthday, funeral and naming ceremonies, entertainment of guests with meals may be perceived to be incomplete without pounded yam.

But in Kuta, an agrarian community in Osun State, located in Ayedire local government area, it is taboo to sell pounded yam in food canteens. It also must not be hawked. Aside this, it is also forbidden to sell fried groundnuts in the rustic town. Kuta is one the major communities in Yoruba land, where Owu descendants are domiciled.

Though these are age-long taboos, their enforcements are strictly guarded by the traditional institution in Kuta. This is to avoid what an indigene termed ‘enormous calamity’.

The genesis of the taboos could be traced to the progenitor of Owu Kuta, identified as Oba Akindele Anlugbua who placed a curse on any indigene, who dared or attempted to sell pounded yam and fried groundnuts in the community.

Since he forbade his kinsmen from selling pounded yam and fried groundnuts, some people who dared to flout it in the town, according to residents, had paid the supreme price through mysterious deaths.

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