My Hero goes home

Tribute To Erasmus Nduka Nwabuokei Of Onicha Olona Part1 The Year 1895-1904 Were years of unexpected and unimaginable experiences in the today Anioma region. The British invaded the territory and changed the people's way of life and leaderships, especially that of areas they viewed as "Hard To Control", fight ensued as resistance became inevitable! Who will go down was not a concern to the people, all they wanted was: "The Intruders" must leave or die. But the invaders were more sophisticated so they conquered and it was recorded that the British came with "Divide And Rule System ". In Onicha Olona, there were only two Ruling Houses by circumstance ie: Umu Ugbe and Umu Ozo-Omone (cousins) in Ogbeobi but the invaders in their "divide and rule system" changed the system in 1900, this led to the great bloodshear in 1901-1904, which the reporters in "British Invaders" said to be the second phase of Ekwumekwu War, according to the report: "Ogbolu the brother of Chika was angry with the British for intruding into Onicha Olona Leadership system, he put up a fight against them, at this time, one of the leaders of already subsiding Ekwumekwu War "Dunkwu Isusu" a native of Onicha Olona was in Ubulu Uku with his friend after the first heat of the war. When news came that war has ensued between Ogbolu and the British, he (Dunkwu) quickly came back to support Ogbolu and his kinsmen, he dealt much against the British in that fight and burnt down the British properties and houses in Olona, Isele-Uku, Ezi etc, he (Dunkwu) was later captured by the British through A betrayer in the town, who exposed the secret and the power of the fighters, Dunkwu was judged and killed in Abuano alongside three other great men of the town, while Ogbolu (the brother of Chika) King designate after Chika's death and ten other men of the town were sent to Calabar Prison. Uzuka went and retrieved the body of Dunkwu Isusu and buried him because he died while fighting for Umu Ugbe. As the British conquered and sent the elders of Umu Ugbe with their supporters to Calabar Prison, the nephews of Chika and Ogbolu left the town but one stayed to look after home, his name was Iyiegbue. Monye moved to Ubulubu and got married to an Ubulubu woman, Nwabuokei left his Idumuje wife and moved to Okpanam where he took an Okpanam woman who had a daughter for him, he also took an Igbuzo woman who had nine sons for him, the last of the nine sons was Nduka. Nwabuokei became a strong man then, he joined the strong traditional groups in Onicha Olona and tried helping Onicha Olona to get back to their feet but died in 1939 after helping Onicha Olona to secure the weekly Olie market, when his beloved last son (Nduka) was 9years old. Nduka began to worry his Mother to explain the things he saw and heard when his father was alive, his mother (Ngbor nwa Obi Eseagwu of Umuneze, who's mother is of Umueze-Okolo, Umu-Odafe Odanta Igbuzo), called on Nwachi (the godfather of Nduka), being from the second royal house of Onicha Olona and a close friend of Nwabuokei, she mandated Nwachi to take care of Nduka and help him to know everything he may need to know. So Nduka grew to become the preserver of the history, custom and traditions of the people in his early years. He was a great light to many monarchs in the region as at 1960s to 1970s.