During his lifetime, Simon Odo lived a kind of life that was an enigma to many people. He was a well-known native doctor who was popularly known as King of Satan.
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The 74-year-old man died a few days ago, and was buried in a new car in his compound in Aji community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. As they buried him, the car engine was on, and his favourite song was playing from the car stereo. His son, Uchenna Odo, said that was the way his father said they should bury him when he dies.
The mystery behind Simon Odo’s life.
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One of the mysteries surrounding his life was how he became a native doctor. For five years Simon Odo suffered tuberculosis which he believed was not ordinary. After the tuberculosis, he was crippled for another five years.
Because of his sickness, he started looking for solution, and that took him to Ijebu Ode. He said that was where he found out that the sicknesses were from someone, and were not ordinary.
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He was in Ijebu Ode for seven years learning the job before he returned to his hometown to treat people.
In a report which was made by BBC News Pidgin, Simon said that his powers were not for killing people. He said that even if someone offered him three hundred million dollars to kill someone, he would never do it. He said that the day he would do such a thing, he would die.
Another mystery about his life was the number of wives he married. He was married to 68 wives, and had more than 200 children and over 200 grandchildren, according to what his friend, Chief Joseph Ugwu, said. It is said that he built several houses within the town to accommodate his large family. Until his demise, about 62 wives were living with him. He had three palaces located in different parts of the community, and each of them had his wives and children living there.
Simon with one of his daughters:
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One of his children, Arinze Onuwa, said that his father knew all of them, and that he loved to see them educated. He said that all his children lived together in peace, and that they never had any cause to fight each other.
The late Simon with his son, Arinze:
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