Reminiscences with the Igwe of Nnewi, Kenneth Orizu
My father died, and after his burial ceremony, I took over. Ascension to the throne is from father to son. My mother died early, just about a week after my birth. They married many in the family, and normally, in such a situation, there were always quarrels and jealousy. Those who came before her asked why my father married her, especially from a far place called Umuchu. When she came in, she bore a male child, so they hated and worked against her. They killed her a week after my birth. My father did not want to take chances, so he called those women to breastfed me, but breast milk was not f...
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