Osun stream Whose Fishes Cannot Be Cooked to Edible State
Iloko-Ijesa,is a historic village in Oriade Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria, and out of six historical and cultural monuments they possess, the most popular is “Omi Afero,” which is just one kilometer from the palace of Oba Olusayo Akeem Ogungbangbe, the Owaloko of Iloko-Ijesa.
Omi Afero is a spiritual stream that is used to treat and heal a variety of illnesses.
The Afero groove” is situated on almost 20 acres of forestland. The “special water” known as “Omi Afero” is directly opposite “The Apostolic Church”, Iloko-Ijesa assembly, which is a part of the Ijebu-Ijesa district.
There are taboos associated with the “Afero stream,” such as not washing clothing in the river, throwing dirt in it, or pouring palm oil into it.
According to Chief Odelusi Kehinde, the Aworo of Iloko-Ijesa. Additionally, he stated that no one should enter the river wearing black clothing or bringing black pots, and that fish in the stream should not be slaughtered.
There have been cases of people killing fishes in the stream. They killed these fishes and made an effort to prepare them for eating, but they were dismayed to discover that even after spending a lot of time in boiling water, these fishes did not become edible. They have to return these fishes to the stream, says Aworo of Iloko-Ijesa.