The Amanfo Duruokpalanne

ORIGIN OF CHIEFTAINCY TITLE IN AWO-OMAMMA:

 

WHEN AMANFO WAS  THE ONLY WARRANT CHIEF IN AWO-OMAMMA, HE WAS TO BE CONVEYED TO UGWU NWAPALI (ORLU) BY SELECTED YOUNG ABLE BODIED MEN FROM EACH VILLAGE IN AWO-OMAMMA.. IN EACH VILLAGE THERE WAS A LEADER WHO FIXED THE DAY WHEN THE ROAD  WOULD BE CLEARED WHILE OTHERS WILL GO TO TAKE CARE OF CHIEF AMANFO'S FARM AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

IT HAPPEND THAT PETER MMADUIKE AND AMANFO  WENT TO UGWU NWAPALI TOGETHER AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR CLEAN UP WAS MADE. . NWABUZOR ELEBERI FAILED TO ATTEND.

A PERSON  INCHARGE  FOR THE WORK CALLED IGBOLEKWE WENT AND TOOK AN  EWE GOAT FROM  NWABUZOR'S HOUSE.. PETER  RETURNED AND THE COMPLAINT WAS SENT TO HIM. THE WHOLE VILLAGE OF UMUDURUOTUTU GOT ANGRY WITH THE INCIDENT.

IGBOLEKWE WAS FROM UMUIFA AND HAD NO  AUTHORITY OR  PERMISSION TO COME OVER TO UMUDURUOTUTU TO TAKE AWAY THE GOAT AS A FINE, PETER TOOK THE CASE TO AMANFO.

THE MOTHER OF AMANFO (ODAJURU ASKED PETER TO  PRODUCE  1 MALE GOAT (OKIRI), 5 ROWS OF YAM, EKWE JI OGU IHE NESE IN COWRIES. ON PRESENTATION  OF THIS ITEMS, PETER MMADUIKE WAS MADE A CHIEF SO  THAT NO PERSON OR SERVANT COULD COME TO UMUDUOTUTU  FOR  FINE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF PETER.

 

IGBOLEKWE WAS THEN ASKED TO RETURN  ALL HE TOOK AND THIS WAS DONE.. PETER BOUGHT THE GOAT ,OGU IHE NESE FROM NWABUZOR AND DELIVERED IT TO AMANFO AND HE WAS CONSECRATED AS VILLAGE HEAD AND CHIEF OF UMUDURUOTUTU.

PETER MMADUIKE WAS THE FIRST TO BE CONSECRATED CHIFTANCY TITLE IN UBACHIMA AND AWO-OMAMMA. THIS BECAME THE CUSTOM ANYBODY WHO WANTED TO BE CHIEF WOULD FOLLOW . THE PERSON WOULD GIVE AMANFO ONE GOAT, YAMS AND MONEY.

AS THINGS WENT ON  THESE LEADERS BECAME THE FIRST CHIEFS OF  THEIR RESPECTIVE  COMMUNITIES : AMAUKAMARA FROM UMUOKWE, NNABUE FROM UBOGWU,ONYENEKWUIHEONEME FROM ISIEKE, JAMES ONWUEGBUAKUKU FROM UMUEZIKE, NWARIBE FROM UMUBOCHI, ABANUKAM FROM UMUDIM, THOMAS FROM UMUAWA, IGBOLEKWE FRO UMUIFA. ALL THESE CHIEF HAD TO PAY TRIBUTE TO AMANFO THE  WARRANT CHIEF AND LEADER OF AWO-OMAMMA PICKED BY THE EUROPEANS WHO CAME TO AWO.