Pot of water, knife, razor blade, cowries, palm fronds, white cloth, etc.
Gender
Female
Region
Southwestern Nigeria, especially Ondo, Edo, and Delta States
Ethnic group
Ijaw, Ilaje, Ikale, Edo, Urhobo, Itsekiri, etc.
Ayelala is a female orisha of justice and prosecution widely feared for her harsh punishments for those who commit criminal offences. She is also known as a goddess of truth, oath and divination. She originated from the areas inhabited by the Ijaw, Ilaje, and Ikale ethnic groups in southwestern Nigeria, but later spread to other parts of the country, especially Benin and Edo State. She is often invoked by people who seek justice or revenge against their enemies, or by those who want to prove their innocence or expose the truth. Ayelala is believed to possess great powers which she uses against varying forms of social vice, such as armed robbery, sexual offences, and witchcraft to mention a few.
Ayelala is a female orisha of justice and prosecution widely feared for her harsh punishments for those who commit criminal offences. She is also known...
the Ayelala Shrine, which exist at a river junction called “It a Ayelala”, is only a few kilometers from the Local Government Headquarters. Ayelala is...
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