Igbo History - War In Umuahia Ibeku
Igbo History THE OKONKO vs WHITE MEN…WAR IN IBEKU UMUAHIA "The building below is faith Terbernacle church that white men tried to use to destroy a long standing Igbo Culture when they arrived. They used recruits as missionaries and interpreters of bad deeds in bad faith." The advent of the white men as the slave masters had their first strong encounter in IGBOLAND particularly at AFRA IBEKU because of this very church lbelow, located at Ohokobe Afara Ibeku. This portion of land is between golden Guinea breweries and ceramics industries. When heading out of Umuahia, it is on the left hand side of the road. The story went like this The white men came to IBEKU from Calabar through Isieke Village in Ibeku, their first landing site in Umuahia. This was on their way inland till they got to Niger river . They , the slave masters had with then men who called themselves missionaries spreading a different kind of belief that was strange to the people. They settled, moved around, recr...