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.
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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”.
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