The naked woman in the picture above, is said to be the wife of a school proprietor at Orokam, Obadigbo Local Government area of Benue State. She lost her husband on Tuesday, and was accused by his people (Idoma people) of having committed adultery which she admitted she was guilty of. Further revelation by members of Orokam stated that there is an oracle in the town called “ALEKWU” which the people use to punish married women that cheat on their husbands and also deters people from committing atrocities.
The Oracle supposedly issues out a warning to the husband of any adulterous woman of which if he fails to take appropriate actions or return to the village from wherever he is to perform the proper rites for cleansing himself and his family, he will die. “This was the case of the proprietor as he failed to adhere to the instruction of the oracle” a villager revealed. They had to walk the town naked in a bid to averting the punishment and eventually cleansing the land. She was afterwards sent packing to her father’s house and banned from attending the funeral of her husband.
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