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Lovers allegedly commit suicide after parents refused them getting married over Osu Caste System (Photos)

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Tragedy has struck in two families after their children decided to take their lives because both parents refused to give their blessings for them to get married.

Two lovers from Okija in Anambra State, who as at the time of this report are yet to be identified have allegedly took their lives after ingesting popular insecticide because their parents refused to give their consent for them to get married to each other because one of them is Osu.

The Osu caste system is an ancient practice in Igboland that discourages social interaction and marriage with a group of persons called Osu (outcast).

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Osus are dedicated to the deities of Igboland; they are considered as inferior beings and are usually separated from the Nwadiala or diala.

some communities in Igboland have already abolished the practice while a few others are still holding on to it.

The two lovers reportedly left a written note before their death.

Read below:

“Racism in disguise…

“How can we separate after 6 solid years of dating and getting so use to each other? how???

“Is it a crime to be held from Okija Anambra state? We both are from Okija in Ihiala local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria. We have always wanted to spend the rest of lives together, we’ve always planned our future together. We have always struggled to secure a better future, now that things are gradually turning around for us, they’re saying we can’t get married, all because of Osu and Ohu Caste, all because of an ancient belief that has been abolished in other villages.

“The people of Okija chose to live in the past, all as a result of ignorance. God created everyone equally so why would human beings discriminate just because of the ignorance of our forefathers? Why will we keep sufferering for what we know nothing about, for something we didn’t do??? Why do we still chose to stay in the dark? This is racism in disguise, yet we want to be treated equally in the white man’s land, charity they say begins at home.

“We made up our minds to end it all because we can’t stay without each other. Ndi Okija, say No to Osu Caste!!!”

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