Diogomay's Opposition To Religious Impositions

There are two formidable oppositions to these religious impositions. The first is that of Diogomay who speaks in the name of the Ceddo with a Samp . He outrightly denounces the injustice of denying people rightful ownership of the fruits of their labour that was forcefully taken away from them. Even though Diogomay had been exempted from the forced labour due to his age and royal blood, he refused this offer and became part of the movement of the Ceddo. The second opposition was that of Madior Fall who wanted to free Yacine Dior because he was the rightful heir to the throne after Demba War, his uncle and he considered himself the most fit person to marry the captured princess. The Imam outrightly condemns all the laws of succession. Succession was to be patrilineal, not matrilineal, as was the case with the custom of that particular culture. That meeting ends with Demba War’s …show more content…
The Ceddo had three options of which they were to choose one to save their lives and their mission. The first option was that of resisting and fighting against the jihad with arms. The second was fleeing into exile. The third was that of accepting to be forcefully converted to Islam. The choice to resist and fight on with arms against the jihad at the expense of offering their children in exchange for guns and powder was the unanimous decision. There however some defections of people who declared their unwillingness to endanger their lives and preferred instead to accept a forced conversion (444-463). The appointment was at night. It was an appointment that was never going to materialize as the Imam and his jihadist movement, with the help of betrayers from within the Ceddo, had pre-empted every move of theirs and launched a surprise attack on the village, razing to the ground all the dwelling places of the adherents of the rebellion against