Over the past week, the carnival-like funeral of the mother of businessman
Obi Iyiegbu popularly known as Obi Cubana has got Nigerians talking because of the show of wealth that was displayed there. Obi Cubana had an extravagant wedding for his mother in Oba, Anambra State (LindaIkeji) Pulse Nigeria This makes one wonder, how is a typical Igbo burial? The Igbos belong to the Southeastern part of Nigeria. Although each community within the tribe has its peculiar own custom and tradition, some similarities exist. The Igbos do not see death as a final destination but believe it is a continuity of consciousness. The good people who die join the ancestors who intercede for the members of the community. The evil ones become wandering spirits in evil forests.
BIRTH
Augustine Ikechuku Ahiauzu was bom in Odeke, an Igala speaking area in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State on the 27th of July 1943 to late Evangelist Thompson Ahiauzu and Mrs Agnes (Titinwa Oba) Ahiauzu. He was the first son and surviving child of the family and dearly beloved by his father. At the time of Augustine s birth, his father was a missionary serving at Odeke and the Church planted in the community by his Catechist father was named St. Augustine Anglican Church.
BIRTH
Augustine Ikechuku Ahiauzu was bom in Odeke, an Igala speaking area in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State on the 27th of July 1943 to late Evangelist Thompson Ahiauzu and Mrs Agnes (Titinwa Oba) Ahiauzu. He was the first son and surviving child of the family and dearly beloved by his father. At the time of Augustine s birth, his father was a missionary serving at Odeke and the Church planted in the community by his Catechist father was named St. Augustine Anglican Church.