OzikoroỌfọe: The Edo Mystical Messenger of Death
Among the Edo (Benin) people of Southern Nigeria, spiritual belief and cosmology form a richly layered system of meanings that shape how life, death, and destiny are understood. Within this worldview exists the enigmatic figure known as Ọfọe, often described as the “Edo mystical messenger of death.” Ọfọe represents the spiritual force responsible for conveying…