19/07/2023
Ekwensu Is Not The Devil, Satan Or Lucifer – Ndi Igbo Were Lied To By The Christian Missionaries:
Ekwensu is an Alusi/god of war and bargains. He fights chaotic spirits. Ekwensu is an Igbo God/Deity, who is often invoked during difficulties in business, and at times of war. Ekwensu in Ìgbò spirituality is what you would call a ‘covenant keeper’, and an obedient servant, who only acts when called upon.
Growing up as an Igbo child, I regularly encountered the use of the word Ekwensu when my parents or Parish priest talked about heaven and hell. They referred to the devil as Ekwensu, and that he was evil and dwelt in hell. When bad things happen, it was blamed on Ekwensu. I witnessed adults call people who were wicked "Ekwensu". It was the go-to word for anyone who was exhibiting one form of evilness or the other.
I would continue to hear this word, and over time it became true for me. I didn't bother to question it, because my parents, priests, and society, in general, used the term Ekwensu to refer to the devil. It was only many years after I finished university, was now an adult, and started learning about Ọdịnala Igbo and certain aspects of our culture, did I find out that Ekwensu was not the Devil.
Over the years, in my attempt to fully understand who we really, are and the spiritual importance of the deities our ancestors communed with, in their practice of Ọdịnala (as a superior form of spirituality for Ndi Igbo), I have spoken to various Dibịas and enlightened elders, and I have found out that truly, Ekwensu is not the devil of Christianity, but one of the strongest forces in Ìgbò cosmology.
Let us go further into this rather controversial yet important topic, to better understand how much we have been deceived as a people.
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