Biko have you people heard of the River with healing powers
that mysteriously appeared in a community in Enugu State? Well, now you have
heard, so grab a can and head down there or go for a swim while offer
lasts...:-). OK, let's get serious! A River with 'healing powers' (according to
the people of the community) mysteriously appeared in a community in Enugu
State called Nachi, in Udi LGA. The river, now called Orimiri Jordan (River
Jordan) was first seen on Nov. 11th.
See details and photos after the jump:
According to reports, a Fulani Herdsmen first spotted the
river and ran to people in the community to alert them of the discovery. He
told them that as he passed the area with his herd of cattle, he heard a
strange noise, and when he turned back, he saw the river that wasn't there
previously.
The community went to look for themselves and discovered
that the water has healing powers. But the traditional ruler of Nachi community
said something slightly different. He said the river appears every 20 to 30
years but dries up after a few weeks so it wasn't anything new. An elder in the
community explained: “We noticed that after some years, the water will form a
stream there and would disappear in few weeks. If such happens, we will be
fetching water there. However, women who are menstruating and evil people don’t
go there. We never heard about healing power of the River until this recent
appearance of the River. “The last time it appeared was in 1992, and at that
time, it just formed a small stream, which later disappeared. It has never been
as large as this. This is all I know, we have never known about its healing
power, this is the first time we are hearing about healing, I don’t whether it
is true”.
Meanwhile, Okada people are already making money from this
as they charge passengers between N500 to N1,000 to transport them from a
junction to the Healing River as hundreds visit the place every day to get some
of the water which quite a lot of people testify has healing powers.
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