"The procedure is to visit the website and fill
a consultation form online. It is stipulated
that one need not indicate his problem as
the priest will use the bio data supplied to
consult, identify the trouble and proffer
solutions."
When Asabe Bello first heard the
advertisement on radio that she could have
her problem solved by a Babalawo without
actually visiting one, she was surprised, as
all her life, she had thought that to get Ifa
intervention to any problem, one must see
an Ifa priest physically before she could
consult and get such problems solved.
She, however, had a change of heart when
she actually got in touch with one via a
website and was given an identification
code after filling a consultation form and
told to pay a certain amount.
She was told what to do and given vivid
directions on what to do to solve her
problem which was described as a spiritual
attack and she did. The consultations and
the solution proffered gave her an
understanding that contrary to
expectations, Babalawos have moved on
with the times and have embraced cyber
technology.
"I know many Nigerians in the course of
their daily work have embraced the use of
technology but I was still surprised that
even Babalawos now consult on websites.
My idea of an herbalist is a dirty man in an
unkempt environment with various
hangings and dirty clay pots, so the
experience was an eye opener," she said.
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