>Questioning the existence of supernatural powers is considered taboo in much of Nigerian society. >To be openly expressing such thoughts, as Mr Adewoyin was d

>Questioning the existence of supernatural powers is considered taboo in much of Nigerian society. >To be openly expressing such thoughts, as Mr Adewoyin was doing in a market, was risky. He could just as easily be arrested for blasphemy or lynched by an angry mob. I think it's a little credulous to take anyone's on-the-record statements as reflective of their actual internal beliefs in this kind of environment. No doubt some people believe these things -- that does not mean any particular person claiming to believe these things actually does.