Some professions with odd prayer requests: ‘We only pray for patronage, not for people to die’ – Coffin maker

In this report, LADESOPE LADELOKUN examines the controversial perception that the livelihoods of professionals in Nigeria’s medical, legal, funeral and media industries depend on death, sickness, disputes and other misfortunes. Stakeholders reject the idea that they pray for calamities while acknowledging the need for patronage

It’s the beginning of the last quarter of the year, otherwise known as the Ember months in Nigeria. While September to December is often associated with a surge in sudden deaths, accidents and other calamities in some religious circles, it is, for a number of Nigerians, a season of answered prayers, especially for businesses and professions deemed to thrive on the misery and misfortune of members of the public.

Beyond the Ember months, deaths, sicknesses, and disputes, no matter how undesirable are believed to provide jobs for a great number of people in the medical and law professions, same with mortuaries and coffin-making businesses.

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