MORE ABOUT THE IDEMILI PEOPLE.

MORE ABOUT THE IDEMILI PEOPLE.

My project thesis back at the University of Nigeria was written on the rich kingship (Igweship) institutions in my state Anambra and I showed in that piece of literary work how we have grown beyond leaps and bounds positively. I highlighted the many problems we have passed through as a people and how things can get better if we eradicate the cog in the wheels of progress. I'm pained that in Nigeria, these beautiful works only stay in cupboards neglected gathering dust. It is never drafted into the modus operandi of running the state and the country at large. It is completely forgotten and it should not be so.

The Anambra people have always been naturally ahead of others. History proves this beyond arguments.

IDEMILI: 
This is my town in Anambra state: this is the land that gave me breath- People from idemili are known for taking pride in their culture while they are 99.9 practicing Christians. We refer to young men in idemili as IDE nnaa while ladies are called ADA ide.

Idemili people are some of the most successful people in Africa. It is on record that what the rest of the world sees as Africa culture is the culture of idemili people which was projected and sold to the world through the work of our illustrious son chinua Achebe(late). Idemili belief in d principles of "ife ndi na-eri ka ndi naso", that's why while some town eats the very peaceful python we simply avoid killing it. We ve never fought people that killed it in their villages but we forbids killing it in our lovely land of idemili. Idemili is blessed with the most out standing catholic priest ever to come from Africa (cardinal Arinze) yet this man who usually visits for xmas and ede festival has never killed eke or encourage the killing of eke. I want to also make it clear that eke is not a god in idemili so we don't worship it, every town have it own NSO, that is what makes those towns unique. 

We have many nso in idemili among them is killing of eke idemili, climbing the udara tree to get udara (we pick it when it falls) etc eke is generally seen as a peaceful reptile, i remember eke lying besides me severally as a kid and doesn't hurt me. I can place it around my neck like a pet and it wouldn't bite. This is our land and we ve made clear our nso just as awka's nso is killing of monkeys. Agulu don't kill agu-eyi (crocodile). Umunya don't kill azu isi (one particular fish that smells) ogbunike don't kill tortoise, nnewi don't kill nchi (grass cutter). We hold these nso sacrosanct and we expect you to comply with us while u live among us promise u will never have problem with us. You can't say what and what are responsible for these incessant death that occurs these days. It is on record that our fathers didn't die in the manner this generation that claims to be civilized and closer to God are dying. Remember, what you don't know is bigger than you.

Long live idemili.
Long live Anambra State.

Signed: OKAKA IDEMILI THE FIRST.