The mythical story of the abandoned maryam Babangida building in University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)

THE MYTHICAL STORY OF THE ABANDONED MARYAM BABANGIDA BUILDING IN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA ( UNN )

By Ekene Ugwuanyi 

This is Maryam Babangida Building, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Prior to the foundation of the University, this specific spot had a place with Ọbụkpa decisively Ọgwashị-Akwari town. 

Let me disclose to you something about the arrangement of league in Igbo Nsukka. On the off chance that you meet the oldest male (Onyishi) of Ọgwashị Akwarị town in Ọbụkpa and get some information about the starting point of Ọgwashị Akwarị town, he would reveal to you that Ọgwashị Akwarị relocated from Eha-Alụmọna. 

In the event that you go to Eha-Alumona, there is a specific town called Akwarị. The tale of the town, much the same as different towns in Eha-Alumona just as Ọbụkpa, is an account of movement. It was in the hour of antiquated fighting. The Akwaris were welcome to help in the war. They were of incredible standing in fighting on account of their divine force of War called IGBOGBO. There in the wake of battling the war, they remained there in Eha-Alumona and afterward settled the place of worship of their divine force of war, IGBOGBO. Igbogbo is the foremost lord of Akwaris town in Eha-Alumona. 

In the event that you come to Ọbụkpa, every town had a specific head god. For example, Ihe has Elu, Ama-Ọzara has Odo-Ugwu, Ụmụ-Ezike and Imuhu had Ẹ́gwụ̀, Ụmụagede had Orisa-Ẹg'r and so forth Do you know the important god of Ọgwashị-Akwari? Their main god is called IGBOGBO. 

At the point when they relocated from Eha-Alumona, they needed to build up the special raised area of their lord of war, IGBOGBO. Before the Eastern Government came to drive a few pieces of Ọbụkpa away from their unique land so as to set up the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, this specific spot the uncompleted Maryam Babangida Building is arranged was the place where the Igbogbo altar was found and loved. The individuals of Ọgwashị-Akwari needed to move toward the north to their current area deserting their territory for the University. For example, the alleged Vet. Mountain or what the storyteller of Chimamanda Adichie's 'Purple Hibiscus' calls ODIM HILL (If we truly accept writing as reflection of the general public) was initially called is still called UGWU (Ọgwashị Hill) by the individuals of Ọbụkpa up till this day. 

The individuals of Ọgwashị-Akwari needed to migrate the altar of their god to the current area in their town yet this specific spot where this Maryam Babangida Building stands raised was the first holy place of Igbogbo divinity of the individuals of Ọgwashị-Akwari of Ọbụkpa. 

For quite a long time, in the wake of building the structure, it would implode until out of disappointment, the University surrendered the structure. While there's or are logical purposes behind the surrender of the structure like ominous earth part or some land reasons thusly, the society individuals of Ọbụkpa have an alternate explanation. As per them, Igbogbo would not watch and permit a structure being raised on its sacrosanct hallowed place. The structure is behind UBA and Fidelity Bank in UNN and by your correct hand in case you're going towards Green House. The structure stays uncompleted even till this day. 

I went for a stroll, joined by Ogochukwu Ukwueze, to investigate the climate.