Ogbanje

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Ogbanjes, from the literal translation "children who come and go" after a high infant mortality rate.

Were thought to be malicious or evil spirits tied to a iyi-uwa, or object buried on Earth and would constantly be reborn only to die at a very young age, if not after being stillborn.

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