The sense of right and wrong is common with all men in all societies of the world, the fact is usually in varying degrees. The means or manner by which morality is derived or enforced also vary from society to society, what is however common is the need to enforce morality. Though western values sometimes differ from that of African traditions, especially in religion, there are significant similarities in some respects. In African in general and especially in Nigeria, their belief in morality is tied to religion. That is, morality is wholly derived from, and finds its expression in the religion of the people. In the light of the above, therefore, the explication of the topic is located within a religious framework. This is premised in the fact that religion pervades every rational activity of the traditional man in Nigeria. The sense of the divine is deeply rooted and reflected in all that pertain to the Nigerians. As a result of this notion, nearly nothing can be done successfully in isolation or independent of religion. It is against this background that the concept of the roles of the ancestors and divinities in the quest for morality becomes relevant. It would be overly presumptuous to consider ancestors and divinities as mere religious constructs, on the contrary, they are religious realities whose influence is undeniably impeccable. On the this note, Idowu says that to those who believe in them and believe that they derive succor from their ministration or afflictions from their machinations, they are real; and to those who have outgrown them or to whom they have never had significance, they have no real objective existence (47). The burden of this paper therefore, will be to show how morality is construed based on an African cosmogony �inter alia�. Although the title of the paper refers broadly to the Nigerian experience, there shall be references to some societies in Kogi State and particularly to the eastern axis of the state. Other societies in Nigeria may be mentioned for the purpose of making comparison thus enhancing the comprehension of the subject matter.

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