The River Niger takes off from the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea, near the Sierra Leone border. "It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin, and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean." To this point, the water spirits are in charge.
That is why when someone is drowned by the water around Nigeria, the spirits demand to have their bodies or that the relatives pay ransom.
Again, in case of a mishap the African water spirits protect those who give them Fanta and drown those who do not.
African marine spirits also love rams, goats and chickens. The more you bring these to them, the happier they are with you.
But as soon as the water leaves the shores of Africa, all the spirits retreat and move back to the African waters.
That is why our brothers and sisters who drown in Italian waters in search of greener pastures are not buried beside the water nor pay ransom to any water spirit but are buried in an Italian cemetery.
With these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you and not confuse you about why the water spirits love living in African waters. Thank you!
Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu
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