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| Mr. Ugwu retracing one of
the many footpaths that
probably served a slave route in Amannagwu village, Arochukwu |
| Retracing the Slave Routes in Arochukwu |
| When visitors go to retrace the slave
routes in Arochukwu, located in Nigeria, the Aro (people of Arochukwu)
will usually take the visitors to the House Museum of Okoro Oji in Ujari
to see the vestiges of slavery and the material culture of the slave trade.
Pictures taken from the House Museum Retracing the slave routes usually begins from the House Museum of Okoro Oji in Ujari through Amaururo (muddy ground) to Ibom. From Ibom the route meanders through numerous footpaths to Amannagwu from where the route that leads to the Government beach begins. |
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| Mr. Ugwu retracing one of
the many footpaths that
probably served a slave route in Amannagwu village, Arochukwu |
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| The waiting shelter at the the front of the Iyi Eke Cave |
| Pictures taken from the Iyi Eke |
| By the time the visitors have finished
looking at the hoarded wealth of slave trade and the vestiges of slavery in the Okoro
Oji House Museum and trekked to the Iyi Eke, which is quite a distance,
they would be ready to leave. Most visitors do
not usually have but a couple of hours to spend in Arochukwu would not
have the time to explore the complexity of the slave routes there. There was no hotel where visitors could lodge. The government Guest House in Arochukwu at the time I was there had long been abandoned. Fortunately for me, I went to do fieldwork in Arochukwu with my longtime Aro friend, Magnus Ugwu. He was kind enough to accommodate me. During one of the weekends that we spent visiting with people and talking about my project, we met Mr. Oji O. Oji told Mr. Ugwu and I some stories about the Iyi Eke that has outlets in Itu and Uzuakoli. |
| The Temple Complex and the Oracle of Ibin Ukpabi |
| Landmarks of Arochukwu |