Imo Students To Undergo Compulsory Cleaning After Killing ‘Eke Nworie’ Python [PHOTO]

Some students of Alvan Ikoku College of Education, AICE, Owerri, Imo State are currently in a panic mood after being accused of committing sacrilege against the community.

This is following the killing of a giant python “Eke Nworie” said to be a revered deity in the community, ABN TV gathered.

Some notable Owerri Indigenes have called for immediate cleansing.

They are advising the management of the academic institution to consult the Spiritual Leader of Owerre (Chief Priest) to perform the cleansing.

According to reports, the python which was killed outside the premises of the institution had swallowed so many domestic animals, including at least two goats.

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An Owerri Indigene, Mr. Felix Udemba, said it is a sacrilege to kill the Eke Nworie Python, which he said is a deity because it portends serious dangers and calamity ahead.

He recalled that a similar Eke Nworie Python, which was the forebearer of the present one, was killed by some white contractors who were constructing Wethedral road, Owerri in 1984.

He said “The contractors killed the Eke Nworie when they were constructing Wethedral road and after that, most of their workers began to die mysteriously. Their equipment began to break down. They were losing both manpower and equipment.

“When the contractors were notified of the dangers of killing Eke Nworie, they were told to consult the then Chief Priest of Owerre (Onye Ishi Ala), the Late Eke Igwe Nwoduo Ejiogu, for cleansing, which they complied with.

“After the cleansing, the contractors went back to site and the Wethedral road project went on smoothly.

He advised the management of Alvan Ikoku Federal College Of Education, AICE, to consult the present Chief Priest (Onye Ishi Ala Owerre), Nwakom Ejiogu, to carry out similar cleansing, in order to avoid strange occurrences and incidents in the institution.