Ogbunabali

Ogbunabali // ^ⓘ(Igbo: Ogbúnàbàlị̀, lit. '[One] who kills at night') is the traditional Igbo death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night, these usually being criminals or those who have committed an unspeakable taboo.^[1]

In Elechi Amadi's novel The Great Ponds, a conflict between two villages over a pond turns on a vow sworn before Ogubnabali.^[2]