ayelala

Naija

sey de name of one African deity wey dey punish any person wey do bad to swell til e die.

De man wey steal your goat go die if you go report am give ayilala — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The man who stole your goat will die if you report to the deity called ayelala.)
As de family dey run round find money for de sacrifice wey baba say Ayilala want, dem cary Dada go shrine before im swell body blow. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The family took him to the shrine as he began swelling till they are able to raise money for the sacrifice needed to redeem him.)
Na Ayilala make am swell. — (He is swollen because the Ayilala deity inflicted him with ailment that made him swell.)

An African god or deity known to cause swelling on bad people when effecting justice