“Ògún’s relationship to justice is also revealed in a keen sensitivity to deceit.
As a result, his devotees call on him for oath-taking.
Upon a sword, a piece of iron, or a measure of earth (any of which signals the deity’s presence), no devotee of Ògún dares swear falsely.
If one breaks an oath, one may be castigated with “Ògún l’ áá j rì ” (“Ògún shall afflict you with a fatal accident”).
Adeboye Babalola
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