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SANGO; The God of Thunder

The story of SANGO ; The GREAT GOD OF THE YORUBA KINGDOM WORLDWIDE

The Yoruba people around the world share the belief that Sango often known as Xango or Chango by the Carribeans and the Latin Americans is also known as Jakuta  (the thrower of stones or the thrower of thunderbolt-Edun Ara) .

he is known as the center point of Lukumi (Olukumi which means my dear one or Goddess Lucumi) religion of the Carribeans.

Many initiation ceremonies as performed in Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela for hundreds of years past are based on the traditional Sango ceremony of the ancient Oyo. 
Sango has carved for himself histories among different people around the world.- Basically they are all Yoruba.

History of Sango in West Africa.
Sango Olukoso was the third Alaafin of Oyo. He was the second son of Oranmiyan; the founder of Oyo Empire; the youngest of the grandsons of Oduduwa.

Sango was a brave and powerful man that inherited most of his special abilities from the Nupe, his mother’s people.

During the reign of Alaafin Ajaka, Oyo Empire was under a regular treat of war from Olowu, Ajaka’s cousin; who rules Owu Kingdom. Olowu later sent his warriors to capture Alaafin Ajaka and bring him to Owu.

In their bid to rescue Alaafin Ajaka, the Oyomesi (Oyo’s council of chiefs), sent for Sango in Nupeland where he had lived. He rescued Ajaka and he was later crowned King

Sango, in his lifetime, had three wives:

OBA-OSUN-OYA

And a concubine (as no marriage right or dowry was paid on her) was a spirit who has the power to transform from human to animal. She also has the power to summon rain. Together with Sango’s thunderbolt, they had terrific victories in battle.

The result of this was Jealousy by Oba and Oshun , which mades Oya to be more close to Sango- becoming his princess consort (Ayo) and having access to Sango’s thunderbolt (Edun Ara) which later brought about his doom.

During the reign of Sango, he had two generals: Timi Agbale Olofa-ina (also known as Olu-ode) who could shoot arrows of fire and Gbonka (also Known as Eliri) who was equally powerful.

After disobeying his direct order not to match on Owu in Battle, Sango follows Oya’s advice to get rid of them and sent them to govern the border towns of the Empire. Timi obeyed him and left for Ede but Gbonka stayed back in Oyo to pose further treat.

Sango in his quest to destroy them both: sent Gbonka to Ede to capture Timi which he did. Sango who believed that the match in Ede was staged asked for a re-match in Oyo and Gbonka defeated Timi.

Sango then ordered that Gbonka should be burn to ashes. Mysteriously, he appeared after three days giving Sango ultimatum to vacate the throne for his infidelity,

Sango angrily request for his Edun-Ara from Oya that has being in the possession of it. He found it to be wet and stained with blood from her period.
He left the palace to a high rock facing the palace to re-affirm the potency of his thunderbolt.

The thunder Sango created stroke the palace and burnt everything down, no one survived , except his wives

Oba and Oshun; after losing everything to the inferno, left the palace angrily blaming one another for allowing Oya such access to Sango and became the undergoddess of the river Oba and Oshun respectively in OSUN STATE

Oya, on her part, went back to the forest in Nupeland where Sango found her and became the undergoddess of Odo- Oya(now known as river Niger)

Sango; heartbroken; left the town followed by the chiefs and members of his royal cult known as Baba-Mogba persuading him not to leave. After an unyielding persuasion, the chiefs went back as they approach an Ayan tree in a place called koso with the news that the king has hanged

But that is not true. Only a few of the Baba-Mogba who did not go back knew the truth which is:
Sango was attacked by Gbonka but Sango unwilling to fight varnished into thin air only to appear in the sky to destroy Gbonka and those peddling the rumors that he hanged.

– Hence the popular saying OBAKOSO OR OLUKOSO meaning the king did not hang. –As created by the Baba-Mogba who knew the truth.

THE END

I have seen the way Europeans talk about their DemiGods, the likes of Zeus and Poseidon ,

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