Simon Odo and some of his children
For Dr Simon Odo alias Onuwa, the King of Satan worldwide, of Aji
community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the
world is indeed on his palm.
The people of his community and indeed other neighbouring communities
could not but marvel at his legendary and record-breaking marriages to
over 50 wives. Not only that, Onuwa a 72-year-old herbalist, said he is
not yet done with women and childbearing as preparations are currently
on top gears for the marriage of his 58th wife.
When our reporter visited him at his home town, Aji, where the renowned
herbalist plays host to thousands of people from both within and outside
the country, who came to see him for one medical solution or the other,
Onuwa proudly boasted to Sunday Sun that he and his family can win or
mar election for any political candidate with its intimidating numbers.
“My family is large enough to constitute the majority in this
community. We can win election for anybody in this town. We can as well
fail any political candidate. My grandchildren are more than 200, not to
talk about my children that are over 300. Add this figure to my 57
wives and you will understand what I mean. If my family fails to vote
for anybody in this community, that person will not win that election.
But for covetousness and jealousy, I would have appealed to the state
government to make me and my family an autonomous community,” he said.
My journey into herbal medicine practice
Narrating his journey into the world of herbal medical practice, Onuwa told our reporter that,
“it may amaze you to know that I am a baptized Roman Catholic Church
member. I was baptized in 1956. I received my confirmation in 1958. I
became a Mass servant in 1960 and was poisoned with tuberculosis. As if
that was not enough, my health condition deteriorated and I became
crippled for five years. When I was taken to Ijebu-Ode, Oyo State, my
two legs have become rotten. After my treatment at Ijebu-Ode, I decided
to learn the profession in the hands of the oldest woman there. After
two years of apprenticeship, I came back here in 1962, treating and
curing many deadly diseases and sicknesses. My parents were still alive
then and they were surprised seeing me going into herbal medicine. They
never wanted me to be a herbalist. But, they couldn’t help it. They were
all afraid of me.”
My marital life
“Everybody will always like to know why and how I married up to 57
wives. I married at the age of 20 years when I was in Ijebu-Ode. People
always wonder how I managed to marry three wives from almost the same
community. The answer is simple. Whenever I marry from say, Kogi State, I
will ask my newly married wife from that area to look for a wife for me
from that side. That was how I managed to spread my tentacles as far as
marriage is concerned. I don’t use charm to lure any woman into
marriage. I have never done it and I will never do it. Neither do I take
drugs before I have sexual intercourse with my wives,” he disclosed.
Onuwa disclosed that out of his 50 wives, four are Yoruba, another four
are from Igala, saying that he married from so many other states which
he could not mention.
Asked how he is able to understand their language, Onuwa said language
is never a barrier, as he has never married uneducated wife.
According to him, all his wives are educated, some with NCE while others
with bachelor’s degree; teaching in his nursery and primary schools
built in his compound.
“I have nursery and primary schools in my compound which are being managed by my wives.
“Out of the 57 wives, only one did not bear any child.”
Managing my family
“All my wives cook with one pot. They don’t cook in different pots.
Never. Only one pot. I kill cow every month for them to be used as meat.
I have warned all my children not to marry more than one wife. Reason
being that they cannot be so hardworking like me. Again, my dad was the
only son, but I am not the only son. So, that’s why I warned them not to
marry more than one wife. I did it, but I will never want any of my
children to do it,” he said.
Why I bear the name King of Satan
“I bear the name, King of Satan because if you read your Bible very
well, you will see that it was Satan who tempted human beings, Adam and
Eve, and they failed into the temptation. Satan tempted human being with
women. So, I fell for it. Satan is my father. I follow his footsteps
and demands in procreation and that is why I married up to 57 wives and
still counting.”
For his children, Dr. Onuwa said: “I will like my children to be
greater and more popular than me. I am not regretting not being a
practising Christian because I know I am a good man. I don’t poison
anybody. I don’t commit adultery and I don’t steal. I don’t give people
poisonous medicine to kill anybody. So, I don’t have any regret at all.”
Source: The SUN News