Nigeria: 119 Villages Abolish Osu Caste System Practice in Nsukka

7 April 2021

The 119 villages in the nine autonomous communities in Nsukka town, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Wednesday, formalised the eradication of Osu Caste system in their communities.

The decision which was taken by the monarchs, town unions and other traditional institutions in the communities in collaboration with the Initiative for the Eradication of Traditional and Cultural Stigmatization in our Society, IFETACSIOS, was capped up with an interdenominational prayer session cum declarations and 'Isu Oho' by the chief priests and 'Akpuraruas' from the three quarters which make up Nsukka town.

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