Many stories of great Igbo men are not written. 'Ogbako Umuaka' consists of five different stories and messages. The importance of the 'ifo' stories and the true story about their ancestors which parents used to tell their children is overlooked by many Igbo people nowadays. Okpoko lived and made his wealth by fighting village wars and trading with white men. For having sold a whole family into slavery his village forbade him and sent him out of the land by the power of a particular masquerade. He fount a village and its name in Igbo land. There was betrayal of a most trusted brother. Everything in this book is written in Igbo language. It is also available as an audiobook.
Many stories of great Igbo men are not written. 'Ogbako Umuaka' consists of five different stories and messages. The importance of the 'ifo' stories and the true story about their ancestors which parents used to tell their children is overlooked by many Igbo people nowadays. Okpoko lived and made his wealth by fighting village wars and trading with white men. For having sold a whole family into slavery his village forbade him and sent him out of the land by the power of a particular masquerade. He fount a village and its name in Igbo land. There was betrayal of a most trusted brother. Everything in this book is written in Igbo language. It is also available as an audiobook.